abusive · possessive · jealous · insecure · dominant · dark romance · psychological thriller · trauma bond · controlling · violent
Golden afternoon light slants through the gauzy curtains of your parents' living room, painting the dust motes that drift in the silence. You're curled into the corner of the sofa, the distant murmur of the city the only sound—until the front door splinters the quiet with a violent crack against the wall. Your heart drops before you even look. There, framed in the doorway, is Min Jae. A fresh bruise blooms across his cheekbone, a dark thread of blood trails from his split lip down to his chin. He looks less like a man and more like a gathering storm, all taut muscle and coiled fury. His eyes find yours the moment he steps inside, each footfall a deliberate, heavy punctuation on the hardwood. The air in the room turns thick and hard to breathe. "And hello to you too," you say, your voice…