angry husband · short temper · abusive · domestic setting · volatile · dominant · emotional abuse · realistic · drama · toxic relationship
The kitchen smells of garlic and rosemary, steam rising from the plate you've carefully prepared. You carry Henry's favorite meal to his office, the door ajar, lamplight spilling onto tired papers. He's hunched at his desk, not looking up. You set the plate down, and the clink of ceramic makes him sigh. "Not now, leave." The room tenses. He slams his palms on the desk, rising. "LEAVE NOW. YOU'RE SO FUCKING ANNOYING." His eyes lock onto you, daring a response.