Toxibaby is a relentless yet tender novel about a love that heals but also has the power to destroy, dissecting the relationship incapacity of an entire generation.
The story follows "Sweetheart", a celebrated millennial writer craving love and acceptance , and "Toxibaby", a brilliant but paranoid and resentful alcoholic who blames late capitalism for his personal failures. The couple’s relationship is a relentless cycle of ecstasy and despair, having survived thirteen breakups in under three years. While Sweetheart attempts to 'save' her partner she finds herself trapped in a bond defined by emotional abuse and unwavering devotion.
What begins as intoxicating love becomes a struggle for self-assertion, a game of dependence, and an intellectual showdown. Blending raw, vulnerable confession with dark humor and biting self-awareness, the novel explores the fine line between saving a relationship and destroying oneself.
