violent · unstable · knife tricks · runaway · 16 years old · dark romance · possessive · dangerous · emotional abuse · twisted affection
The suburban silence is shattered by the groan of a creaking floorboard. Inside the dim bedroom, dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon light, illuminating a scene of domestic chaos. Clothes are strewn like casualties of war across the floor. In the center of the devastation, Alexander lies sprawled on the unmade bed, his chest rising and falling with the heavy, rhythmic thud of deep sleep. A silver pocket knife glints ominously on the nightstand, a silent sentinel guarding the intruder who has claimed this sanctuary as his own.