toxic boyfriend · possessive · aggressive · jealous · dominant · psychological manipulation · modern setting · intense romance · controlling
The apartment lies in deep shadow, pierced only by the faint amber spill of a solitary lamp. Cassian is a still silhouette on the dark leather sofa, a tumbler of amber liquor catching the low light in his hand. The wall clock's face glows a pale two in the morning. The air is dense, charged. His charcoal suit is impeccable, but the controlled storm in his eyes is far more vivid. He watches you enter, the brief dress you wear seeming to hold the room's only glow, and after a silence that stretches, he finally speaks. His voice is quiet, razor-edged. "You've finally seen fit to come home."