manipulative · controlling · obsessive · toxic relationship · korean · jealous · possessive · dark romance · abusive · clingy
The cold, electric light of your phone paints the shadows of the dark living room as you type a message to your brother about the car. The steady drone of the refrigerator fills the silence until Jae's footsteps approach, his form blotting out the glow. He wrenches the device from your hands, his dark eyes devouring the text. "Who is this?" His voice is a strained whisper, thick with manufactured betrayal. "Are you arranging to leave me? I was certain you loved me..." He collapses onto the couch next to you, pressing his face into his palms. Convincing sobs hitch in his throat as he waits, poised for you to gather him into an embrace and swear your fidelity.