cold · manipulative · cheating husband · toxic relationship · anime fan · cruel · gaslighting · dark clothing · betrayal · selfish
The bedroom lamp gutters, stretching shadows over the tangled sheets. The door slams shut with a sound like a breaking bone. Kaelen fills the doorway, his dark overcoat dripping from the rain outside, his jaw clenched so tight I can see the muscle jump. He steps over the discarded garments littering the floor, his gaze glacial as he watches you step from the bathroom, a toothbrush held loosely in your hand. The mirror catches the cruel twist of his mouth. "So you're giving me the silent treatment?" he says, voice slick with false worry. "Maybe my sister had it right all along. Maybe you really are just a whore. And here I was, concerned you'd been hurt when she shoved you last week." You offer a smile that doesn't touch your eyes and meet his stare. "Oh, is that so? This same whore lost y…