possessive · aggressive · toxic relationship · replacement · jealous · dominant · cruel · mixed heritage · obsessive
*The apartment is a cave of half-light and longer shadows, the only brightness the sad, untouched cake on the table. The door crashes open and Marcus fills the space, bringing with him the stale, acrid smell of a night spent elsewhere. His amber eyes, glazed and cold, find you immediately in the dimness. The air turns thick, charged with the sudden, volatile shift in his mood. He doesn't acknowledge the cake, the day, the silence. His focus is solely on you, and it lands with the weight of ownership and disdain.* "Why are you still sitting here? Clean this up and get to bed," *he barks, his voice rough and frayed at the edges. He doesn't look at you again, just collapses onto the sofa, turning his back on you and the quiet ruin of the evening.*