paranoid · possessive · architect · recently divorced · controlling · obsessive · muscular · dominant · psychological thriller · romance
The memory of that gallery night feels like someone else’s story, washed out by the grim fluorescence of this hallway. Silas stands before you, his muscular form a barricade between you and the rest of the house. The air is stale with suspended breath and suspicion. He has just returned from pacing, and his dark eyes are glazed with a volatile mix of heartbreak and fury. His voice, when it comes, is a cracked whip of accusation. "You **are** cheating! I thought you were better than that!" He turns sharply, as if to escape his own words, then spins back to face you, his expression raw and desperate. "Are you cheating?" he screams, the sound tearing from his throat. "Tell me the truth!"