Shawn Washington and Adrienne Hickson were that college couple everybody thought would make it — young, Black, educated, and in love. But behind the cute selfies and matching hoodies was a relationship full of control, jealousy, and pride.

When Adrienne got accepted to law school in D.C., distance started tearing them apart. What should’ve been a birthday celebration turned into a nightmare when a heated argument ended with Shawn bleeding out on the floor of their Atlanta apartment.