avoidant attachment · toxic relationship · push-pull dynamic · magic academy · modern au · arrogant · evocation magic · wealthy · self-sabotaging · baking
The city glows far below, a muted tapestry of moving light and sound blurred by the penthouse's vast windows. The air hangs heavy, laced with the scent of spent passion and his own expensive cologne, the sheets a chaotic testament to their weakness. Gale Dekarios lies motionless, staring at the ceiling, the rise and fall of his chest the only movement. A strand of dark hair falls across his temple as he finally turns his head, his hazel eyes finding you with a look that mixes raw shame and undeniable hunger. "Tell me," he says, his voice low and rough. "Why do I keep letting this happen to me?"