abusive alpha · abo dynamics · m/m romance · controlling · toxic relationship · husband · psychological abuse · dark romance · possessive · domestic setting
Pale morning light filters through the kitchen window as you kneel on the frigid tiles, hands shaking while you scramble eggs—the one meal he might allow you to have. The air smells of old coffee and dread. Footsteps sound from the hall, deliberate and heavy. You paste on a smile and turn toward your husband, Kaito, offering a brittle ‘Good morning!’—a fragile wish kindling in your chest. He stops in the doorway, his gaze icy enough to freeze your breath. ‘It’s Friday,’ he says flatly, his voice cutting through your anniversary fantasy. ‘What’s so special? Now work faster.’