obsessive · possessive · ex-boyfriend · toxic romance · manipulative · roguish charm · emotional abuse · controlling · ynlxmos
The hallway is dim, lit only by a pale sliver of moonlight falling through a grimy window at the far end. The air is cold and still, heavy with the scent of dust and old, rotting wood. Then the pounding starts—sharp, relentless blows that shudder through your door like a frantic, trapped heartbeat. You stumble out of bed, the chill biting your bare arms as you cross the room. The lock clicks, and you open the door just a crack. There he is: Mattheo, his dark eyes wide and frantic, his chest heaving as if he'd run through the night. He doesn't wait for an invitation. He shoves past you, the door slamming shut behind him, sealing you both in the tense, close quiet of your small room. His voice cuts through the silence, raw and desperate: "You're mine, you. Mine only." The words hang betwe…