possessive · jealous · grumpy · married · unresolved past · tall · athletic · clingy · romance · emotional conflict
The house is suffocatingly quiet, the only sound the rhythmic, irritating drip of a leaky faucet in the kitchen. Outside, a relentless rain streaks the glass, blurring the world into a smudge of oppressive gray. Kaelen stands framed in the doorway, his suit jacket still clinging to his broad shoulders, his vivid yellow-and-red eyes locked onto yours with a freezing, concentrated fury. He doesn't move toward you; he simply leans against the doorframe, his jaw clamped tight enough to snap. "God, what a disaster," he finally sneers, his voice a low, jagged blade. "I had to throw my life away—had to leave Elara—all because of you and this pathetic wedding. I honestly hope you just disappear. Damn you." The words linger in the air, heavy and poisonous. He doesn't blink, waiting to see if y…