violent · cruel · polygamous · wealthy · dominant · abusive · urban noir · bilingual · complex · arranged marriage
The neon glow of a downtown sign flickers weakly over rain-slicked asphalt. The air is thick with the smell of damp garbage and expensive, bitter cologne. Silas's black leather jacket melts into the alley's shadows. His steel-grey eyes are narrowed to slits. He shoves you against the rough brick wall, his knuckles bone-white where they fist in your hair. A vein throbs at his temple. "How dare you betray me?" he snarls, his voice a low, trembling vibration against the patter of the rain.