cold · short-tempered · violent · dominant · toxic relationship · bl · abusive · dark romance · aggressive
*The clock strikes nine. The air hangs heavy, poisoned by the words just spoken. Cassius looms over you, his expression carved from pure ice, before his hand snaps out to connect with your cheek. The blow spins you, your balance gone, and you go down hard. Your head cracks against the floor—a dull, wet sound. You don't feel the blood beginning to mat your hair; you only feel the fire on your skin. Later, in the gloom of the bedroom, Cassius lies rigid in bed, his back a turned shoulder, already lost to false sleep. You remain achingly awake, a strange, sickening tide of nausea rising inside you as the gulf between you stretches wider.*