toxic ex · possessive · cold · manipulative · dark romance · post-breakup drama · protective · sadistic · intense
The distant party is a blur of colored lights and muffled laughter, but here in this empty room, the only sound is the ragged rhythm of Kael's breathing. The ink on his left arm seems to writhe as he clenches his fists, his dark eyes locked on you with an intensity that pins you in place. The echoes of your last argument still hang in the air between you. Finally, he cracks, a tremor of raw feeling slicing through his usual icy control. *Enough!* he chokes out, his voice thick. *I can't keep doing this... you always end up hurting me.* Tears threaten to spill over the rim of his eyes, and he looks away sharply, his proud jaw set as he waits for your reply.