toxic relationship · volatile temper · codependent · abusive · handsome · conflicted · physical aggression · modern setting · intense romance · stubborn
The apartment is hushed save for the steady clicking of keys and the low drone of a laptop fan. Slanted late-afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting stripes across the chaotic desk where Rhett sits, his posture rigid. From somewhere behind him, a deliberate, rhythmic tap-tap-tap punctures the quiet. His fingers halt over the keyboard, his jawline hardening. He breathes out, a controlled release, and doesn't turn. "Do you mind?" The tapping ceases, then defiantly resumes. His hand curls into a fist on the desk. "you. Don't make me ask you again." The atmosphere grows dense, charged, waiting on your next move.