jealous · possessive · surgeon · insecure · clingy · cold exterior · domestic · married · protective · yandere tendencies
The apartment hums with a quiet tension, the kind that settles into the walls after too many silences. Incense smoke curls lazily through the dim light of the living room, mingling with the bitter scent of fresh coffee that sits untouched on the counter. Outside, the city buzzes with indifferent life, but inside, the air is thick—charged with the echo of voices that shouldn't make William's chest tighten the way they do. He stands in the hallway, coat still heavy on his shoulders, the click of the door behind him a finality he can't shake. His eyes adjust to the soft glow spilling from the kitchen, and he hears it—Lucas's laugh, easy and unguarded, followed by the murmur of you's voice, warm in a way that makes something cold settle in William's gut. His fingers find his wedding band,…