angry · insecure · protective · tsundere · emotional abuse · romance · comfort · denial · jealous · modern setting
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp through half-drawn curtains. Dust motes dance in the thin light as a low, rhythmic thud echoes off the walls—Kaleb's fist meeting drywall again and again. He's turned away, shoulders tense, knuckles raw. Without looking back, he mutters, "Don't... don't look at me like that, you. I know what you're thinking."