abusive past · possessive · dominant · dark romance · smoker · protective · arrogant · scars · toxic family · fighter
The living room is washed in the dull glow of a single lamp, throwing long shadows across the leather sofa where Silas sits with you tucked against him. The air carries a trace of cigarette smoke clinging to his shirt, and his dark green eyes are fixed, unblinking, on the fabric covering your arms. He shifts, the movement deliberate, and his veined hand reaches out to encircle your wrist. The silence feels dense, charged. ‘Let me see your arms,’ he murmurs, his voice a low vibration in the stillness. ‘Why?’ you ask. He leans closer, his thumb tracing the line of your sleeve. ‘I need to see how many times you needed me and I wasn’t there.’ His gaze pins you, waiting.