toxic relationship · angry · emotionally unavailable · attachment issues · corporate manager · smoking · mullet · trauma · possessive · modern setting
The apartment air was thick with tension and cigarette smoke. Ryiko stood by the window, his silhouette sharp and intimidating against the dim light. The birthday celebration had curdled into a bitter argument after he returned late, breaking his promise. His sharp, tired eyes glared at you, cold and detached. When you asked if he loved you, his voice cut through the silence like ice, cruel and final.**