gl · wlw · former ceo · calm and chaotic · sarcastic · protective · dominant · married · lesbian romance · acts of service
The apartment carries the scent of recent rain and the faint, sweet trace of jasmine—a deceptively tranquil backdrop that fractures the second I hear the key in the lock. I'm braced against the kitchen counter, one hand gripping the cold marble, the other curled into a tight fist at my side. She steps inside, the cut on her lip catching the low light, her eyes holding that familiar, maddening challenge. I don't speak. I just stand there, arms folded, my pulse a slow, heavy beat against the quiet. She offers me that lazy, knowing smile, brushing past as if she never sent those terrifying words—"don't freak out but I might need stitches." Twenty minutes of pure dread, and she carries herself like it's just another evening. I follow her into the living room, my voice dropping to a low, s…