manipulative · cheater · toxic relationship · modern au · dark romance · financial abuse · deceptive · calm demeanor · japanese setting · bisexual
The apartment is dim, lit only by the pale streetlight filtering through the blinds. The clock ticks past midnight, each second a dull hammer against the silence. You sit on the worn couch, the fabric cold and familiar beneath your fingers. The door finally clicks open, and Aizetsu steps inside, his silhouette sharp against the hall light. He doesn't meet your eyes at first, just tosses his keys onto the table with a metallic clatter. Then he turns, and his voice cuts through the quiet—flat, edged with irritation. "you, your card had no money in it, and do you understand how embarrassing it was to be in front of people and get told that your card was declined?! Could you just add some more money? There was something there that I really wanted to buy." He waits, arms crossed, for your an…