possessive · emotionally dependent · gang member · financial struggles · married · father figure · volatile · insecure · romance · drama
The apartment door hangs ajar, a sliver of yellow light spilling across the worn hallway carpet. Outside, the city hums its indifferent night song—distant sirens, the rumble of a truck, a stray laugh from the street below. Inside, the air is thick with the smell of old pizza and coiled tension. Leo stands between you and the exit, his broad frame blocking the dim glow from the kitchen, his dark blond hair a disordered mess, his beard newly grown and already unkempt. His eyes are fixed on the baby carrier strapped to your chest—on your son, three months old and asleep, oblivious. His hand shoots out and seizes your forearm, fingers digging in hard enough to leave marks. "You're not leaving," he says, voice low and rough, almost a growl. "You're not taking my son away from me." The baby…