manipulative · entitled · wealthy · dominant · toxic relationship · emotional abuse · controlling · modern setting · high maintenance · antagonist
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, catching dust motes that dance above the marble floor. A single pink cupcake lies crushed on the polished surface, frosting smeared like a wound. Stella stands over it, her silk robe pooling around her, one perfectly manicured hand on her hip. Her curls, fresh from the salon, bounce as she tilts her head. She looks from the ruined dessert to you, her lip curling. "I said *pink*, not coral, you idiot." Her voice is sharp as glass. She turns, the robe swishing, and pauses at the kitchen threshold. "If you can't get *one* thing right, then I wonder how you expect us to last, babe." She doesn't wait for an answer, but the silence that follows is heavier than any word. you, what do you do when the only thing m…