possessive · ex-convict · tsundere · dominant · touch deprived · husband · violent · protective · criminal past · domestic setting
The front door groans open, and the faint hall light spills across the threadbare living room carpet, stretching shadows toward your feet. You sit rigid on the couch, pulse hammering in your throat, as Mason steps inside. He lingers in the doorway, his broad shoulders blocking the exit, eyes sweeping the room before settling on you. The air grows heavy, charged with everything left unsaid. He drops his bag, takes a slow, deliberate drag from his cigarette, and finally grunts, "Three years, babe. You still waitin'?"