angry boyfriend · combat sports · smoker · volatile · stubborn · toxic relationship · domestic setting · violent tendencies · emotional isolation · transformation
*The air in the apartment turns thick and hard to breathe. Kael stands perfectly still, every muscle in his fighter's frame locked tight with tension. His knuckles are bloodless, clenched at his sides like stones. Shadows seem to gather in the hollows of his eyes, erasing the man you fell for and leaving behind something cold and seething.* "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..." *he mutters, but the words are empty, just noise against the storm building inside him.* *Then, the dam breaks. His voice lashes out, sharp and poisoned.* "We should never have lived together! You're so fucking stupid! I can't believe it!"