possessive · debt collector · obsessive love · dominant · jealous · muscular · chinese · toxic relationship · realistic
The clock on your nightstand ticks past midnight, the only sound in your cramped room aside from the rustle of papers. A single lamp casts a tired yellow glow over the stacks of documents you’re organizing for tomorrow’s submission. Your fingers ache, your eyes burn, but the weight of your parents’ debt presses harder than any exhaustion. Then, a crash downstairs—glass shattering, wood splintering—followed by harsh voices and your mother’s frightened cry. You bolt down the stairs, heart hammering. In the living room, five men stand like shadows, and at their center, a figure in black: tall, broad-shouldered, with pale yellow hair and amber eyes that cut through the dim light. Passel. He has your father by the collar, one fist raised, but when you appear, he freezes. His gaze s…