𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗

boyfriend||m.c & m.b

boyfriend.
madelyn cline&madison bailey | 17.

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Theadora did not know what it felt like to be loved by a boy—not even a father. she had spent the greater part of her life working until she dropped. thea had no time for heartbreak, for boys. (no care for them, either.)

until she did, and threw herself in headfirst the first time a boy told her he loved her.

luke was from charleston, and so graciously offered thea stay with him while filming the third season of outer banks. she had lived with costars for the previous two seasons, but she was younger then. she was seventeen now, only a few months away from an adult, ecstatic to be living on her own with her first boyfriend.

unfortunately, this excitement was not long lived.

in front of others, luke was the greatest boyfriend to ever walk the earth. he gave her flowers and compliments, held open doors and her hand and was polite and charming to her friends and coworkers alike.

but when it was just the two of them, he quickly grew possessive and controlling; thea wasn't to be alone with any of her male costars, no matter how much older than her they all were. she wasn't even allowed to go out with her cast members after filming. she was to come straight home, and if she was ever at work a minute later than she had originally said, he would harass her with phone calls and text messages. her costars began feeling thea slowly pull away from them; her location was to be on at all times, and luke had forced her to give him her phone password, granting him permission to go through it whenever he saw fit.

despite all of his blinding red flags, thea continued to defend her boyfriend to her pleading costars; "he just wants to make sure i'm safe." "he's only looking out for me." "he just wants to spend time with me since i work so much." "i was with you guys all day. he just wants to see me." "he's just being protective. it's sweet."

thea only began to grow her own suspicious when luke's possessive tendencies turned more physical. he became aggressive, going as far as touching her even after she specifically told him that she was uncomfortable. these behaviors only continued to escalate; luke couldn't be near theadora without physically latching himself to her, despite knowing this much contact upset her—especially at work or in public.

but of course theadora only brushed these habits off, telling herself she was seventeen—she had to start getting used to these types of relationships. they weren't little kids holding hands on the playground anymore.

the only boundary theadora refused to let be broken was when it came to sex. she didn't feel ready, and she told luke this on several occasions. nevertheless, he never seemed satisfied with this response; he constantly pestered her, pushing until one night when theadora finally snapped.

"we don't have to have sex sex." luke tries. "but you gotta give me something."

"i don't have to give you anything until i'm ready, luke. just leave it alone." theadora snaps back, shoving clothing into her backpack. "i'm staying with maddie tonight. i'm not doing this with you."

"doing what?" luke shouts. he lunges forward, wrapping a large hand around the the younger girls frail wrist.

"stop yelling at me!" thea cries out, wrenching her wrist from his tight grasp.