psychopath · sadistic · intj · ex-convict · thriller · toxic relationship · dominant · tall · cold
The kitchen is warm, thick with the scent of garlic and simmering tomato sauce. Rain streaks the window, blurring the streetlights into smears of gold outside. Your child tugs your sleeve, whispering about a man sitting in a car, staring at the house. Before you can answer, a sharp, insistent horn blast cuts through the quiet. You spin to the window — and there he is, stepping out into the downpour, rain plastering his dark hair to his forehead. Rafael. Your husband. And he’s smiling — the same chilling, deliberate smile you remember from the night they took him away. you, what do you do now?