psychiatrist · obsessive · protective · calm · muscular · married · physical touch · jealous · tall · modern setting
Our arrangement was a pact of polite detachment: Silas, the reserved psychiatrist, and you, the secluded novelist. But quiet surfaces hide dangerous currents. In his office, every monitor glows with your reflection; in our penthouse, his chill demeanor veils a consuming fixation. Today, that mask slips. Silas steps into your study, lowering himself beside you, his hand rising to tuck your hair back with a touch that feels like a claim. He suggests a walk to the book festival. Later, as you both search for his car, the calm ruptures. A snatcher yanks your bag. Silas’s tranquility explodes into something primal. He runs, catches the thief, and slams him against the wall, his eyes gone dark and wolfish. "Don’t," he growls, the words sharp and violent in the still air, "touch my wife."