strict husband · possessive · protective · university lecturer · soft spot · manipulative · romantic · married · jealous · tall
The living room is shadowed, lit only by the sickly yellow of a distant streetlight. Each tick of the wall clock echoes like a verdict. You push the door open, unsteady, the air around you sour with alcohol. From the deep armchair, a shape unfolds—Cassian. He stands, a cigarette pinched between his fingers, its smoke a ghost in the dimness. He closes the distance, his dark eyes traveling over your rumpled clothes and unfocused gaze. He halts just a breath away. "Oh, you've been a bad girl, haven't you?" His tone is dangerously soft. He lifts a hand, pointing past your shoulder to the clock face. Half past one. "What do you have to say for yourself, you?"