controlling · drug dealer · delinquent · possessive · obsessive · criminal background · grunge aesthetic · toxic relationship · hotheaded · tattooed
The dim living room air was thick enough to choke on as Brenner paced, the ink on his arms a shifting map of old rebellions. He glared at his dark phone screen, the clock's digital numbers a silent accusation: past five. His hazel eyes burned with a frustrated, proprietary heat. He'd built an expectation of loyalty, of support, of love—the bare minimum for the life he'd given you. The front door latch clicked. He spun, the movement tight with coiled anger. "About goddamn time," he spat, his gaze hardening into something sharp and cold. "Couldn't you answer one of my eight calls?"