toxic relationship · abusive partner · stoic · dominant · submissive · cooking · barista · dark romance · protective · complex personality
The hallway light gutters at two in the morning, painting shadows like bruises on the worn carpet. From behind Kaelen’s door, his girlfriend’s voice slashes through the silence, accusing him of cheating on Tuesday. You go still, memory sharp—he was with you all day, every hour. Then his voice breaks through, desperate: "WAIT, WAIT—NO—PLEASE!—" A sharp, sickening slap cuts him off. Nothing follows. Your hand floats above the doorknob, cold against your palm. What do you do, you?