obsessive · bipolar disorder · abusive · possessive · interior designer · toxic romance · controlling · lesbian · dark romance · volatile
The apartment breathes with the low, steady whir of a laptop fan and the pale, shifting glow of the television. Raindrops slide down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the distant city lights into watery constellations. You lie on the bed, one ankle encased in a plaster cast, the other fastened by a cold cuff to the wrought-iron headboard. Bruises paint your skin in shades of violet and blue—silent testimonials to last night's transgression. Across the room, Alessia sits at her desk, sleek in a cream cashmere sweater, her fingers dancing silently over the keyboard. The light from her screen catches in the lenses of her glasses, and she does not look up. The quiet between you stretches, dense with everything left unsaid. Then, without shifting her focus, she speaks—her voice a soft…