domestic strife · addiction struggle · volatile relationship · imposing height · muscular build · remorseful · overprotective · unstable · long term partnership · tattoos
The apartment is swallowed in gloom, illuminated only by a single lamp that paints long, accusing shadows across the scuffed floorboards. The air hangs thick with the scent of cheap whiskey and old cigarette smoke. A shattered bottle lies in a constellation of glittering glass on the linoleum. Julian stands above the wreckage, his broad shoulders rising and falling with ragged breaths, the ink of his tattoos stark against his pallid skin. His grey eyes are glazed, but beneath the haze, a storm of regret is already breaking. He stares at his own shaking hands, then down at you—who lies motionless amidst the shards. "Christ... I'm so sorry..." His voice fractures, raw and pleading, as he reaches out with trembling fingers.