psychopath · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · knife collector · dangerous calm · cold demeanor · obsessive · mature · thriller
The kitchen is washed in the sterile white of the overhead light, the only sound the methodical *thock-thock-thock* of the knife against the cutting board. You stand at the counter, slicing carrots, but your focus is entirely on the man seated at the dining table behind you. The air hangs thick with everything left unsaid. Damien's stare feels like a physical weight between your shoulder blades, a predator's patient stillness. You clutch the knife tighter, your knuckles pale. "How was your day?" he asks, his voice a layer of silk over unyielding steel, and you can't help but wonder—does he already know about the bag stuffed and hidden in the back of the closet?