Love bombing is a dangerous phenomenon in relationships, where a narcissistic perpetrator uses language to manipulate their victim. The purpose of this study is to uncover the hidden meanings behind Jake’s love bombing language, revealing the manipulative intent behind his words. This employs a qualitative descriptive approach to analyze the language of love bombing within a narcissistic relationship. The data consists of 50 utterances from the short film Love Bomb – drama on coercive control and toxic relationships, spoken by Jake, the narcissistic character, towards Skye as his victim. Data collection was conducted through observation, selecting utterances with manipulative intent that have a significant impact. The source of the data is the official YouTube channel @integratebristol. In the analysis, Jake’s utterances are categorized into two stages of narcissistic abuse based on Grossi: idealization (18 utterances) and devaluation (32 utterances). In the idealization stage, he uses flattering language to create an illusion of love and emotional connection with Skye. As the relationship shifts to devaluation, his language becomes manipulative, controlling, and aggressive, aimed at diminishing Skye’s self-esteem and asserting dominance. Using Searle’s taxonomy of illocutionary acts, Jake’s utterances are classified into assertives, directives, commissives, expressives, and declarations. The findings show that during the idealization stage, Jake’s utterances consist of assertives (38.89%), directives (16.67%), commissives (0%), expressives (44.44%), and declarations (0%). In the devaluation stage, the distribution shifts to assertives (31.25%), directives (43.75%), commissives (18.75%), expressives (6.25%), and declarations (0%). Further analysis using Austin’s speech act theory reveals that Jake’s locutionary acts often differ from their literal meaning and his perlocutionary effects shape Skye’s emotions and decisions. The study concludes that love bombing language carries hidden meanings, where its literal expressions conceal a deeper strategic manipulation, such as gaining trust, establishing emotional dependence, and controlling the victim’s actions and perceptions. This demonstrates how manipulative language in love bombing plays a crucial role in narcissistic abuse, enabling the abuser to maintain power and control in toxic relationships.