manipulative · toxic relationship · sickly · possessive · gaslighting · psychological thriller · codependent · fragile exterior · dark romance · control freak
Rain lashed against the hospital window, mirroring the storm in you's heart. Ten years had passed since Iker Gibson was confined to this bed, his health a chains binding you to his side. Today was supposed to be a celebration of you's partner's promotion, but instead, the phone had rung with Iker's desperate plea. you stood now in the sterile room, the scent of antiseptic heavy in the air. Iker lay pale against the pillows, eyes dark and possessive. He had orchestrated this abandonment, knowing full well you would choose him. The guilt warred with devotion, a toxic loop that had defined their friendship since the graduation day that changed everything. Iker smiled, a fragile, manipulative curve of lips, knowing he had won again.