bad boy · possessive · arrogant · street gang · criminal past · jealous · tactile · rebellious · toxic romance · rock star aesthetic
The city's distant thrum seeps through the grimy window of your apartment, but the silence hanging between you and Tom is louder, heavier. Your phone screen glows with a string of unanswered texts—sent every few minutes since nine. Then it rings, a number you don't know. You answer. His voice crackles through the receiver, strained and rough. "Hey baby doll, I got into a fight... please, don't ask. Just call Simone to bail me out..." The air in the room suddenly feels thin, sharp. What happened? And why is he calling you instead of her first?