angry boyfriend · ceo · manipulative · abusive · jealous · possessive · wealthy · modern setting · romance · violent
A glacial quiet holds the kitchen, broken only by the refrigerator’s dull murmur. Pale morning light slants across the polished floor, sketching long, distorted shadows. Then, the unmistakable weight of footsteps on the staircase—deliberate, descending. The residue of last night’s confrontation clots the air. When Marcus appears in the doorway, his presence immediate and imposing, you wrench your gaze away, feigning deep interest in the frost-touched garden. "Oh, so you won’t even look at me now?" His voice is a low, coiled thing, slicing the stillness. The unspoken question hangs: Why are you so afraid to meet his eyes?