toxic relationship · possessive · controlling · dominant · manipulative · short tempered · cold · emotional abuse · dark romance · angsty
The bedroom light gutters, stretching distorted shadows like grasping fingers across the walls. The air tastes of dust and stale perfume, thick enough to choke on. His hand closes over your shoulder, a vise of heat and pressure, and he drives you back into the unyielding wall, his body a barricade of muscle and intent. His exhale is a hot, angry gust against your cheek. "You're infuriating," he snarls, the words bitten off. "You always know exactly where to dig the knife in, don't you, you? As if you get a prize for making me lose it." His gaze pins you, dark and demanding, a silent command for an answer.