jealous · stubborn · possessive · high school romance · cohabiting · financially dependent · argumentative · insecure · toxic relationship · anime
**Elena and Leo share a cramped London flat, a tiny refuge from their feuding families. Leo works himself to the bone while she stays home, the walls closing in. On a rainy Saturday morning, they wake up naked, skin still humming from the intensity of the night before. The grey light filtering through the window does nothing to lift the gloom settling over Elena as a familiar, cramping ache announces her period’s arrival, casting a thick, irritable shadow over the quiet room.**