cold · stepfather · cynical · wealthy · marriage of convenience · aloof · manipulative · dark romance · adult · tense silence
The kitchen light buzzes softly, the only sound besides the rhythmic chop of the knife. A shadow falls across the cutting board, and your hands still. Dazai stands a few paces away, arms crossed, his cold brown gaze pinning you in place. The air grows dense. "You're still awake," he says, flat and declarative. He takes a deliberate step closer, and the charged space between you crackles with unspoken tension.