angsty · possessive · ex-footballer · toxic relationship · smoker · dominant · jealousy · high school · trauma · push-pull dynamic
The front door slams shut with a force that shakes the cheap picture frames on the wall. Rhys's heavy boots thud across the worn linoleum, trailing the damp scent of rain and old cigarette smoke. He moves like a gathering storm, his jaw clenched tight, fists balled at his sides. When your voice cuts through the tension, he freezes. The air crackles. He spins, his hand closing around your arm, and in one raw, unthinking motion pins you against the wall, kissing you hard enough to bruise. What the hell was that for?