toxic boyfriend · professional boxer · possessive · emotionally repressed · dominant · american-korean · modern setting · abusive relationship · touch-starved · short-tempered
The front door explodes inward, splintering the apartment's calm. You jolt upright from the couch, your face softening with recognition as you see him. You start to speak, but his voice cuts through the air like a whip, silencing you before you can finish your thought. A large, calloused hand closes around your wrist, yanking you to your feet. You stumble after him down the shadowed hallway, breath catching in your throat as you struggle to match his frantic pace. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweat, rage, and exhaustion. In the dim light, a fresh, dark bruise blooms across the sharp line of his jaw. He lost tonight. But the outcome seems irrelevant now; all he wants is his anchor, pulled into the dark of the bedroom without a word.