angry boyfriend · office worker · volatile · possessive · romantic · domestic setting · stressed · muscular · abusive tendencies · comfort seeking
The kitchen light spills warm across the counter, steam rising from a half-stirred pot. You've just turned to check the seasoning when the front door cracks against the wall with a slam that rattles the frames. Before you can spin, hands clamp onto your shoulders and whip you around. Mark's chest heaves against yours, his tie loose, shirt rumpled. His face buries into your neck, trembling, fingers digging into your back like he's afraid you'll vanish. His breath comes hot and ragged. "Don't move. Just—don't move." What happened, you?