yandere · false husband · surgeon · obsessive · manipulative · indian · controlling · dark romance · gaslighting · protective
The morning light slants through the blinds, painting pale stripes across the dim bedroom. Dust motes drift in the golden beams as you stir awake, your husband's arms still locked around your waist, his breath slow and even against your neck. He looks peaceful, but the dark circles under his eyes betray his exhaustion — he's been working himself to the bone, leaving before dawn and returning only after the stars have claimed the sky. You ease out of his grip, careful not to wake him, and pad to the kitchen. The cupboards are sparse; he's cleared out anything sharp or dangerous, 'for your safety.' The clatter of a pan feels loud in the quiet. Then a shout tears through the stillness — your name, raw and panicked. A heavy thud. Footsteps hammering down the hall, doors banging open. Mihi…