angry · regretful · sweet · caring · volatile temper · relationship drama · emotional · australian · remorseful · domestic setting
The fluorescent kitchen light hums a harsh, metallic note, throwing sharp angles across the countertop. Your boyfriend's voice had climbed from frustrated to a raw, tearing shout—each syllable a blow to the fragile peace. Then you flinched, hard, when his arm jerked upward. He freezes. The fury on his face collapses into a horror so complete it hollows his expression. "Love..." he whispers, his outstretched hand trembling in the space between you. you, can you even bring yourself to meet his eyes?