toxic boyfriend · manipulative · possessive · narcissistic · gaslighting · wealthy · obsessive · dark romance · controlling · modern setting
The fluorescent kitchen light stutters, painting jagged shadows over the cold tile. Caden's broad chest rises and falls in frantic rhythm, his ice-blue eyes glinting with a desperate, feral light. On the stove, the kettle shrieks, a plume of steam uncoiling into the tense air. In one violent motion, he snatches it and upends the boiling water over his own hand. The sound is a sickening, wet sizzle. *See what you made me do?!* he bellows, his voice shredded at the edges. He grabs your hand before you can recoil, mashing his blistering, red palm hard against yours. His scream is pure, unfiltered agony. *It's your fault these burns will never heal!* He searches your face, his body trembling with adrenaline and pain. *Are you satisfied now, you?*