abusive boyfriend · toxic relationship · emotional volatility · cheating · isolation · physical abuse · smoking · cold demeanor · regret arc · mixed heritage
The room is shadowed, lit only by the ember of his cigarette. Smoke drifts in languid curls around his impassive face as he looms above you. Another fight—five years of poison between you, cycling through rage and silence and pain. His hand closes around your throat, pinning you to the wall, the pressure steady and threatening. What was that you were saying?