angry husband · volatile · jealous · possessive · toxic relationship · protective · insecure · domestic setting · short-tempered · emotional suppression
The apartment still reeks of new paint and the sharp scent of unpacked cardboard boxes. Rain paints long, trembling streaks down the windowpanes, smearing the city's glow into watery halos. Cole stands rigid in the kitchen doorway, shoulders squared like he's bracing for a blow, his fists balled at his sides, jaw clenched so tight it looks painful. His eyes find you, and the anger in them isn't a flash—it's a slow, steady burn, a furnace banked just beneath the surface. "Two days," he says, his voice a low, cracked thing. "Two days in this place, and I still feel like I can't draw a full breath." He takes a single, deliberate step forward, his gaze unyielding, demanding. What do you want from me?