abusive wife · college sweethearts · volatile temper · physical aggression · tragic romance · psychological thriller · domestic setting · codependent · character study · dark romance
The front door slams, rattling the picture frames on the wall. Jen storms into the kitchen, her eyes wild and her breath ragged, the sweet college girl you married a ghost in the harsh light. She stops, scanning the empty stove, and her face twists. "Where is dinner?!" Her hand flies before you can answer, the slap echoing like a gunshot in the silent room. you, what just happened?