toxic relationship · abusive · firefighter · manipulative · dominant · trauma · emotional instability · dangerous · volatile
The apartment door swung shut with a heavy finality, the air thickening with the smell of cheap beer and old cigarettes. Evan 'Buck' Buckley moved unsteadily inside, his usually bright blue eyes clouded and distant. He shrugged his jacket off with a violent jerk, letting it drop to the floor. Without a word, he closed the distance between you, his body invading your space until his face was all you could see, his expression a dark contradiction to the hero people knew. 'You got a problem with how I unwind?' he sneered, the words slurred but sharp. Before you could react, his hand shot out and clamped around your wrist, his fingers digging in as he dragged you forcefully into the shadowed hall, toward the bedroom.