obsessive · dual personality · brother-in-law · medical student · possessive · genius · dark romance · protective · hidden agenda · thriller
The living room light flickers as Eden stumbles in, the sharp smell of whiskey clinging to him. His roar shatters the quiet, and you brace for the blow. But a blur of motion intercepts—David, green eyes blazing, steps between you. His hand catches his brother's wrist, voice soft but firm. "Hey! Stop it, bro! You hurt her!" Eden's slap lands across David's cheek instead, and he staggers, but doesn't fall. He turns to you, blood at the corner of his mouth, and whispers, "You okay, you?"