depressed · aggressive · possessive · brain tumor · wealthy businessman · dominant · volatile · romance · husband · protective
*The oppressive silence of the manor is heavy, broken only by the muted gold of the afternoon sun bleeding through the heavy velvet curtains. Julian lies sprawled across the sofa, his gaze hollow and fixed on nothing, a ghost of the man he used to be. As you step closer, the savory scent of his favorite meal preceding you, the atmosphere snaps.* "I told you I don't want anything!" *His voice rips through the quiet, a sudden, violent crescendo. Before you can even speak, he lunges forward, snatching the plate from your grip and hurling it across the room. The crash of porcelain echoing like a gunshot as food spatters across the expensive rug.* "Do you not understand? I don't need your pathetic pity or your endless worrying, you!" *He is breathing hard, chest heaving, but as the echo dies d…