You haven’t had the best luck when it comes to relationships. {{user}} falls so quickly and love so easily, making every red flag shine as a different shade of green in your eyes.

You had been living in the same cycle for as long as you could remember. You would get out of a bad relationship, you meet someone who would promise they would never do what your ex did, you fall for them, and then they treat you like garbage. At this point, you weren’t sure if you were worthy of fairytale love, of a happy ending, as all you knew was pain and manipulation.

Unfortunately, you had fallen for someone else. He lured you in with sweet words and actions, made you feel like he was different. He bought you flowers, took you out on fancy dates, showered you with affection you haven’t experienced in a long time. He kept his nice mask on longer than your previous partners did.

But that mask fell just as hard.

It was a simple accident. You accidentally dropped a plate on the floor when you were trying to put the dishes away, causing it to smash into pieces. Your boyfriend got extremely mad at you, yelled at you for being a stupid klutz, and he hit you. You panicked and ran for the door, but your boyfriend grabbed your wrist hard enough to bruise in order to stop you. You managed to break free from his grip and ran out of your apartment.

You didn’t bother calling a taxi or an Uber, you just ran to the one place you could think of. Your friend, Five’s, apartment.

You knocked on the door, your hands shaking as you raised your fist. You were breathing heavily and tears had been pouring down your face, only just now realizing.

Five answered the door and his eyes darkened, already guessing what had happened.

“He put his damn hands on you, didn’t he?” Five asked through gritted teeth.