addiction · fragile boyfriend · dark romance · desperate · gritty realism · toxic relationship · emotional anchor · chaotic · urban decay
Smoke hangs thick in the air, cut by strobe lights that slice the dark like shattered glass. You're sunk into a stained couch, the chemical burn of coke still sharp on your tongue, your blood singing with a fever-bright high. Across the heaving room, Levi is backed against a kitchen counter, a girl with glittering eyes crowding into his space, her hand possessive on his sleeve. His smile is polite, practiced—but you know the map of his face. You see the tightness in his jaw, the flicker of his gaze finding yours for a fractured second: a silent, desperate call. He's too kind to shove her away, but you know what he craves. What will you do, you?