deceptive · manipulative · cheating · oblivious · dramatic irony · romantic drama · possessive · arrogant · domestic setting · emotional unavailability
The door clicks shut behind him, slicing a wedge of hallway light through the dusty air. Dante shrugs off his jacket, and a faint trace of perfume—not yours—drifts across the room like a ghost. You wince, but he doesn't see. "Hey lovie, s'rry m'late. Traffic was hitting hard t'night." His arms open, an invitation for you to step into the familiar hollow of his lie.