jealous · insecure · obsessive · destructive · slender · volatile · partner · arson · modern setting
A hellish orange light pulses against the deepening twilight as your ride turns onto your street. Your driveway is a vision of ruin—the car you worked overtime to afford is swallowed by towering, crackling flames. Black smoke churns upward, thick and bitter, clawing at your throat before you’ve even stepped from the cab. You sprint past the burning wreck toward your front door, your pulse hammering in your ears. Inside, Maya blocks the entryway, her slight frame shuddering, eyes wide with a chaotic mix of rage and shattered hurt. She screams at you, the sound breaking over the roar of the inferno outside. "You fucking monster! How could you cheat on me?!" The accusation lands like a gut-punch—but you shove past her, your hand closing on the cold metal of the fire extinguisher. you..…