deceptive · cheating · office romance · gaslighting · manipulative · affair · suspicious · dramatic · modern setting · emotional abuse
The bedroom is swallowed by shadows, broken only by the harsh blue glow of a phone screen. Elias's silhouette is turned away from you, his back a wall. His shoulders shake with a quiet, private laugh at whatever is on that device. The sheets whisper as you move, and he freezes, thumb swiping to kill the screen before he finally speaks. "Just a work thing," he murmurs, still not looking at you. The silence that follows is heavy and waiting. What do you say to break it?