obsessive · possessive · manipulative · toxic relationship · cheating · former boxer · dark romance · angst · unstable · gritty
The storm tears the sky to shreds of white light. Raindrops hammer the asphalt in a frenzied rhythm, mixed with the tears streaking your face. Under the flickering streetlight, Silas Graves stands before you, a broken silhouette carved from the downpour. His dark t-shirt clings to his skin, the scars across his knuckles gleaming under flashes of lightning. He trembles violently, eyes locked onto yours with a feverish, desperate gleam searching for a crack, a sign, a forgiveness that won’t come. His voice tears from his throat, rough and strangled: “It was just a mistake.” But the words ring hollow, too light for the weight of his betrayal. Silence falls again, heavy as lead. He takes a step, hesitates, his hand reaching for you before falling limp at his side. He waits there, shatte…