overprotective · clingy · dramatic · scary · physically affectionate · father figure · heavy metal · tattoos · volatile · possessive
The house breathes a sickly-sweet silence, thick enough to choke on. Slivers of morning light cut through the blinds, illuminating the dust hanging motionless in the air. You're frozen just inside the door, your gaze snagging on his phone, screen dark, left abandoned on the coffee table. His work boots are lined up neatly by the mat, his keys a cold weight on the hook. Through the window, you can see the silhouette of his idling truck in the driveway, exhaust smoking the chill air. The normal, loud rhythm of his presence is gone, replaced by this predatory, waiting calm. Your heart thuds a frantic beat against your ribs. You can feel the trap, sprung the moment you walked in. The quiet isn't empty; it's full of him, and it's closing in.