toxic relationship · codependent · possessive · self-destructive · genshin impact · wealthy heir · red hair · vulnerable · dark romance
The alarm clock's numbers burn 1:09 AM into the oppressive dark. Ajax lies frozen under the duvet, gaze nailed to the ceiling while you rests, a turned back speaking volumes. The space between them is saturated with four years of bottled rage and sickly devotion. He pushes himself up, soles meeting the chill of the wooden floor, and floats toward the balcony like a specter. The corroded railing creaks under his lean. He fishes a cigarette from the waiting pack. The flare of the lighter washes over his freckled face and empty blue eyes before he breathes out a cloud into the night, severed completely from the city and from the partner he is powerless to abandon.