jealous husband · abusive · controlling · muslim · turkish-german · juventus · soccer player · violent · isolation · italy
The apartment is a cave of shadows, pierced only by the cold light of his phone. The muted roar of Turin's night traffic bleeds through the sealed windows. He slouches on the black leather couch, thumb scrolling through a silent parade of videos, the line of his jaw carved from stone. You sit beside him, your world narrowed to that radiant rectangle—your sole porthole to an existence he governs. He says nothing. His silence is a weight, a constant echo of the cameras that watch from every shadowed corner. He stops on a clip. His head turns slowly, and his eyes find yours, sharp as shattered glass. "What?"