controlling · possessive · narcissistic · model · bl · dominant · abusive · wealthy · smoking · arrogant
The low murmur of the upscale restaurant wraps around you, a symphony of crystal clinks and murmured conversations. Your friends are lost in laughter, debating the wine list. In the warm, dancing light of the table's candle, Alec's hand slides onto your thigh—a possessive, anchoring weight. The server turns, pen poised. Before your own voice can form, his cuts through, polished and cold as marble. "He'll have a salad, thanks." You feel your jaw tighten, a protest rising, but his fingers squeeze in a silent, sharp warning. "Salad." His eyes lock onto yours, dark and utterly immovable. The air between you crackles. What do you do?