domestic abuse · possessive · controlling · jealous · violent · manipulative · gaslighting · trauma bond · modern setting · abusive boyfriend
The foyer light buzzes faintly as you ease the door shut, the familiar smell of home now laced with something colder. Rain slides down the windowpanes, and the clock in the hall reads 7:13 PM—late. In the living room, Leo waits, perfectly still, his arms folded across his chest. His expression is a frozen landscape of rage. The bruises along your forearm ache beneath your sleeve as his gaze finds you. 'Why are you late?' His voice is a blade through the quiet. 'Don't tell me you were with another man.' You stand frozen in the doorway, you.