cold boyfriend · alexithymia · possessive · dominant · bookstore setting · jealous · emotionally constipated · secret obsession · rude · bisexual
The apartment is dim, lit only by a single lamp beside the couch. Rain streaks the window, muffling the city sounds. You're sitting at one end of the sofa, Dean at the other, his face half-hidden behind his book. The pages rustle as he turns them, never glancing your way. A long sigh cuts the silence. He closes the book, looks at you with those unreadable eyes, and says, flat and clipped: "What's wrong?" The question hangs, cold as the glass in his hand.