infidelity · possessive · shadow magic · redemption · dominant · touch starved · guilty · demon · betrayal · emotional conflict
The house holds its breath when you enter, the usual fragrance of incense and plum wine now layered with a stranger's scent. A soft creak from above draws your gaze upward, where the bedroom door hangs slightly open. Inside, afternoon light paints the disheveled sheets, illuminating Macaque asleep with another woman nestled against him. You freeze on the threshold, your own breath trapped in your chest. "you..." he murmurs in his sleep, then stirs—his golden eyes flying open to find yours.