Strong profanity, crude/sexual language, and explicit sexual content are used throughout.
Prelude
Excessive alcohol use (leading to blackouts)
Dubiously consensual sexual content (both MCs intoxicated)
Other person drama—before the MCs are together
Anxiety/panic attacks, including struggle to accept sexual identity
Body image issues
Miscommunication as a major plot driver
First Verse
Miscommunication and relationship conflict as central plot elements
Characters engaging in semi-public or semi-risky sexual behavior
Alcohol consumption leading to intoxication and blackout
Past suicide attempt and self-harm (detailed descriptions, scars, medical/hospital references, blood imagery)
Past suicidal ideation
Homophobic language and slurs (in backstory, hate comments, and internalized thoughts)
Emotionally abusive/controlling parent (verbal cruelty, rejection, disownment threats)
Accidental public outing/exposure of a private moment
Intense emotional distress (guilt, shame, panic, breakdown, self-loathing)
Chorus
Past domestic abuse / intimate partner violence (emotional, physical, and sexual abuse by an ex-partner, including manipulation, gaslighting, slapping, punching, pinning down, cigarette burns in intimate areas, and possessive/controlling behavior)
Past non-consensual or coercive sexual experiences (including painful/forced sex without proper preparation, bleeding, lack of bodily autonomy, and non-consensual touching/forceful advances—described in flashbacks and confrontations)
Stalking and obsessive harassment by an ex (surveillance, following, unwanted gifts/notes, breaking into personal spaces, and ongoing monitoring)
Attempted sexual assault (non-consensual advances and touching, depicted on page, in memories, and in confrontation scenes)
Physical violence and assault (fights, punches, self-defense injuries, blood, and detailed pain/injury descriptions during confrontations)
Trauma and PTSD symptoms (flashbacks, panic attacks, freezing, dissociation, hypervigilance, visceral fear responses, emotional breakdowns)
Internalized shame and self-loathing related to past trauma (persistent feelings of being broken, damaged, or unworthy)
Body insecurity (discomfort with one’s own body due to weight and visible abuse scars)
Jealousy, possessiveness, and territorial/protective behavior (including public claiming or marking)
Public humiliation and media scrutiny (on-air interview betrayal, ambush, and resulting public exposure/shaming)
Second Verse
Emotional distress, homesickness, and burnout from touring
Past emotional and verbal abuse (flashbacks to childhood abuse, including name-calling and belittling intelligence, discussion of parents disapproval of sexual orientation)
Anxiety and panic attacks (on-page depictions of panic attacks, including difficulty breathing, shaking, overwhelm, and grounding moments)
Suspected cheating / infidelity fears (leads to significant emotional distress)
Penetrative sex without proper prep (consensual, done in the heat of the moment)
Jealousy and possessiveness (territorial behavior, brief public claiming, and insecurity around ex-partners)
Mild violence (not between MCs)
Alcohol consumption and mild intoxication
Aftercare following intense sex (including emotional drop, shaking, and tears)