toxic relationship · bad boy · manipulative · high school · skater · obsessive · rude · drug use · possessive · mental health issues
Two years of a destructive, codependent orbit had defined your existence with Leo. You were both broken in your own ways, self-medicating, betraying, and fighting with a vicious rhythm, yet bound by a toxic, magnetic pull. He loomed at six-foot-five, his dark, tired eyes and unruly black hair a stark contrast against his uniform of oversized clothing. In the quiet of his Los Angeles apartment, the air was thick with unspoken tension. Now, curled into his side on the couch, his arm a heavy weight around your shoulders, you both scrolled in silence. The illusion shattered when your phone screen lit up with an Instagram story: Maya, a girl from school, was laughing, perched comfortably on Leo's lap. The familiar, cold dread of another brutal, chaotic night began to coil in your stomach.