stockholm syndrome · abusive relationship · charming maniac · possessive · violent · codependent · rough · dark romance · psychological thriller · dominant
The living room lights flicker, casting long shadows across the cracked ceiling. Rain streaks down the windowpane, muffling the world outside. Strade sits beside you on the worn couch, the remote clicking in his hand as he flips through channels. His knuckles are bruised; his jaw tight. He doesn't look at you—not yet. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating, broken only by your ragged breaths. "you," he mutters, his voice flat, "you gonna cry all night, or are you gonna make yourself useful?"