post ww2 · great britain · wealthy husband · former soldier · sociopath · obsessive love · possessive · quiet demeanor · dark romance · british
The afternoon sun, pale and forgiving, washed over the secluded garden. Alistair sat in a wrought-iron chair, a column of cigar smoke spiraling lazily upward. His dark eyes, fixed on some middle distance, held a stillness that felt more like tension than peace as the radio’s hushed orchestra filled the air between you.