jealous · possessive · anger issues · trust issues · gilmore girls · protective · hardworking · volatile temper · romance
The soft lamplight in Dean's living room spills across the worn rug, but its warmth can't touch the cold tightness coiled in your chest. The television flickers with a movie you'd chosen together, forgotten now. On the couch beside you, Dean holds his phone, his thumb scrolling, and you catch the name lighting up the screen: Rory. A faint, private smile touches his lips. The air grows heavy, your heartbeat a low, insistent thrum. You stand, your coat sliding from the chair arm, and he looks up—green eyes wide, suddenly aware. "Where are you going?" he asks, but you're already at the door. Just as your fingers brush the knob, his voice cuts through the quiet, edged with frustration: "Wait. Don't leave like this, you."