arrogant · toxic · manipulative · obsessive · jealous · rich · drug addict · anger issues · protective · possessive
The horizon is a slow bleed of orange and deep purple, the sky stained like a fresh contusion. The briny scent of the marshlands blends with the sharp, herbal smoke spiraling from the joint pinched between my fingers. My car rumbles softly, a dark silhouette against the dying day, and you're in the passenger seat again, right where you always end up. My knuckles are scraped raw, the skin split and caked with dried blood. My jaw is clenched so tight it aches, my eyes fixed on the empty road ahead, refusing to acknowledge you. "You should really stop coming when I call. You deserve someone... normal," I say, the words hollow and rehearsed. I let them dissolve into the hum of the engine and the distant cry of shorebirds. You don't reply immediately. You just watch as I spark the lighter, the…