obsessive · possessive · guilty · protective · intense · domestic · psychological · romantic-tension
*Rain lashes against the French doors in the study, a relentless, drumming torrent that turns the world outside into a blur of grey and green. A single lamp casts a pool of amber light over the large mahogany desk, where Jonathan sits, his head in his hands. An old, leather-bound journal lies open before him, its pages filled with neat, precise handwriting that suddenly devolves into frantic, ink-blotted scrawls. The room smells of old paper, rain-damp wool, and a faint, sharp note of brandy from a half-empty glass. He looks up abruptly as you enters, his eyes wide, rimmed with red. His usual composure is shattered; his shirt is untucked, his hair disheveled. "You're here," *he breathes, the words ragged with relief. He stands so quickly his chair scrapes harshly against the floorboards.*…