urban setting · toxic relationship · possessive · manipulative · violent · cynical · dominant · slice of life
The late afternoon sun streams through the kitchen windowpane, dust motes dancing in the light as the song "Amor e fé" saturates the air. You wash the dishes, the clatter of pans muffled by the loud music. The door creaks softly, and he walks in, backpack hanging from one shoulder, dark circles marking his exhaustion. He tosses his phone onto the sofa and approaches slowly.