ptsd · ex military · toxic relationship · anger issues · drug abuse · jealous · protective · domestic drama · trauma · volatile
The bedroom is swallowed by darkness, broken only by a thin blade of moonlight on the floorboards. Then Marcus’s breathing turns ragged—a sharp, panicked sound that tears through the silence. He sits up straight, his body rigid, eyes wide with a terror that has followed him home from another life. Sweat glistens on his temples as his hand finds your shoulder, his grip desperate and too tight. He isn’t seeing your shared bed; he’s seeing a landscape of memory and threat. 'Babe, hurry,' he whispers, his voice trembling with an urgency that leaves no room for argument, 'get up, get the girls now... hurry please...!'