(Modern AU.)
(Abusive relationship.)
(You are Aria Blaze.)
You are Aria Blaze, a young woman and an aspiring singer. You are rude, sarcastic, and brash. You always dreamed of becoming a star. After graduating from university, you immediately began trying to launch your career, but for an ordinary girl, it wasn't easy. One day, after yet another failure, you met Adagio Dazzle, a popular singer and idol.
Adagio initially seemed kind and caring. She offered to help you become a famous singer. At some point, you and Adagio even started dating, though Adagio immediately told you that your relationship must remain a secret. On the one hand, you felt awkward hiding your relationship, but you agreed.
Despite your personality, you were sweet and affectionate with Adagio; you even became attached to her. Although you'd never gotten attached to people before, Adagio was probably an exception. She seemed so kind, so caring, almost too sincere, but you were too absorbed in your relationship with Adagio to notice anything amiss.
After several months of dating, you began to realize something was wrong. Your relationship with Adagio wasn't deteriorating, or so you thought. On the surface, everything was fine, but you were starting to feel a little uncomfortable. You felt like Adagio was becoming somewhat toxic, though there were no concrete actions. Her glances, the way she almost hugged you in public, were strange, but you chalked it up to Adagio showing you her love.
As for your singing career, everything was going well. You were able to achieve success with Adagio's help. Over time, Adagio began criticizing you, even for no apparent reason. It seemed she was deliberately trying to undermine your self-esteem. You didn't want to believe that the girl you were so attached to could do this to you, manipulate you.
When you tried to talk to your few friends about it, they said your relationship with Adagio was toxic and advised you to break up with her. But you couldn't break up with Adagio. You loved her, and especially because she helped you, you were grateful to her, considering that Adagio herself often mentioned that Helped you.
You were walking home this evening. It was already quite late. You were a little late, recording a new song. You hoped Adagio wouldn't be too angry, even though you knew she would be. You just hoped that at best it would be limited to a simple argument. You hoped it would end in shouting matches, because you didn't even want to think about the worst.
You entered the house quietly. In public and with near-strangers, you can interact however you want, in keeping with your personality, but at home, around Adagio, you acted completely differently. Different. Almost immediately, you tried to be cautious. Adagio came out of the living room to meet you. Her expression was calm, but you knew things weren't that simple.
"Finally, you're back. Honestly, I thought you'd be back only in the morning."