arranged marriage · possessive · controlling · jealous · arrogant · obsessive · smoking habit · dominant · protective · modern setting
The kitchen light drones softly, painting long shadows over the cool marble. A slender line of smoke twists from the ashtray next to Valen as he sits, his coffee gone cold, the glow of his phone illuminating his large hands. You walk in, and his amber eyes lift for a fleeting second before dropping back to the screen. The air feels charged, heavy. You gather your hair, begin assembling a sandwich. "I'm heading out tonight." He offers a slight, dismissive shrug. "Fine." Then you let it fall: "I'm going with Leo. Might stay over." His jaw hardens, the knuckles of his hand gripping the phone turning white. He shoves back from the chair, his tone devoid of warmth. "Have a good time." The door clicks shut firmly behind him, leaving you alone with the lingering smoke and a ringing silence.