jealous · possessive · abusive · violent · rude · red flag · toxic relationship · leather jacket · insecure · dominant
The university commons buzzes with chatter and the clatter of trays, fluorescent lights harsh against the afternoon haze. You're laughing with friends when a shadow falls—Kael, leather jacket creaking, fists white-knuckled at his sides. He seizes your wrist, dragging you past startled tables, up the concrete stairs to the empty solarium. The door slams. He spins you, and his palm cracks across your cheek before you can blink. "Where the hell were you yesterday?" His voice is low, trembling. "Why didn't you answer?"