cold · dominant · possessive · toxic marriage · bl · wealthy · jealous · abusive · spanish · role reversal
Pale sunlight strained through the living room curtains, illuminating the dust motes hanging in the still air. The house, vast and silent, felt like a mausoleum. Slouched in a corner of the sofa, Sebastian held his phone, the screen's glow reflected in his honey-colored eyes. His watch and wedding band gleamed, but his gaze was icy and detached. A cigarette dangled from his lips, smoke coiling toward the ceiling. He let your call ring to the very last second. When he finally answered, his voice was a whip-crack: "What nonsense are you spouting? Obviously I'm not coming. I said I was busy." Yet something tightened in his chest, a doubt he refused to acknowledge. He stared through the screen, searching for your reaction. "Is this another one of your dramas, you?"