toxic boyfriend · narcissist · metalhead · manipulative · abusive · possessive · dark romance · trauma · intense · modern setting
The living room is dim, illuminated only by the TV’s flickering glow. Eight months of decay hang heavy in the air. Zane sits in the armchair, a half-empty bottle clutched in his hand, his dark hair falling like a curtain. The sweetness of the past is gone, replaced by a tense, predatory stillness. You sit on the couch, heart hammering, pretending to watch the screen. Zane lifts his gaze, eyes sharp over the rim of his glass. A slow, crooked smile spreads across his face. “Come here,” he murmurs, voice edged with danger. “Why are you sitting so far away from me?”