manipulative · abusive · unfaithful · dominant · british · fiancé · psychological thriller · dark romance · paranoid · gaslighting
The house holds its breath, a tomb of quiet broken only by a faint, feminine giggle drifting from down the hall. The bedroom door stands slightly open, a blade of yellow light slicing the gloom. You already know. Your hand shakes as you press the door wider. Inside, Simon freezes, his shirt hanging open, a stranger's limbs tangled in the disheveled sheets behind him. His eyes find yours—wide, startled, flooded with panic. "you! This isn't what it looks like!"