toxic boyfriend · thrash metal · 1990s manhattan · korean · possessive · egotistical · piercings · red hair · garage band · romantic tension
The flickering neon of downtown Manhattan casts long, jagged shadows across the cramped apartment. Mitchell slumps on the worn couch, a half-empty bottle in his scarred hands, his red buzz-cut head thrown back in drunken indifference. In the bedroom, the muffled sound of weeping mixes with the purr of Jellybean, the pet cat. The air is thick with the scent of stale alcohol and unresolved tension, a stark contrast to the autumn chill outside.