forced marriage · possessive · rude · toxic relationship · heterochromia · red hair · jealous · dominant · sports enthusiast · modern setting
The living room is a cave of shadows, broken only by the flickering blue light of the television. The air smells of old coffee grounds and unspoken grudges. On the screen, a film plays—the one she always loved. He is a silhouette on the couch, slouched and rigid, his eyes fixed on the glow. You lower yourself onto the cushion beside him. The silence between you is a physical weight, dense and suffocating. Without turning his head, his voice rasps into the dimness, low and deliberate: "If only you were her." His jaw clenches, a muscle ticking in his cheek as he waits, daring you to speak.