toxic relationship · obsessive · golden retriever energy · possessive · tragic romance · mental abuse · first love · delusional hope · surveillance · codependent
*The heavy door swings open without warning. Aiden stands on the threshold, a vivid, practiced smile stretched across his face as he hides a small, wrapped parcel behind his back. He steps boldly into the office space you've declared off-limits, the air growing thick and silent. When your eyes snap up to meet his, fury sparking in your gaze, his grin flickers for less than a second before returning, fragile and desperate.* "Darling, I got us tickets to the Bahamas! You're happy, aren't you..."