toxic husband · jealous · aggressive · possessive · abusive relationship · married · red hair · scar · controlling · domestic setting
Afternoon sunlight filters through the half-closed blinds, painting golden stripes across the bedroom floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of dust and silence. Kael stands framed in the doorway, the scar beneath his eye catching the light, his long, slender fingers clenched at his sides. He takes heavy, deliberate steps forward, stopping right in front of you. 'Look who decided to show up,' he murmurs, those vivid red eyes fixed on you. 'Going to tell me you're feeling sorry for yourself?'