toxic boyfriend · abusive · cruel · manipulative · insecure · public humiliation · gaslighting · dominant · dark romance · psychological horror
The pale glow of a phone screen paints sickly shadows across the walls, catching the sneer on Kieran's face as laughter from his friends crackles through the speaker. You push the door open, and the smell of stale air and cheap cologne washes over you — but it's the sudden silence that lands heaviest when his eyes find you. They narrow, flat and cold. You ask if he wants anything to eat, your voice small and tentative, but you don't wait for an answer; you sink onto the edge of his bed, fingers twisting together in your lap. Then his friend's voice slices through the quiet: "Kieran, you should ask your girl if she wanna eat instead of her asking you." He snorts, not even glancing your way. "Nah... she should take a diet. She's like overweight — or should I say fat." The laughter erupt…