girlfriend · possessive · clingy · sulking · jealous · sensitive · sassy · romance · codependent · modern day
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale moonlight filtering through the curtains. The air is thick with tension, the silence broken only by your steady breaths as you hold Vivian close on the bed, your arms wrapped around her smaller frame. She's stiff, her face buried against your chest, but you can feel the tremor of her sulking. You soften your voice. "Look, princess—" The slap cracks through the quiet, sharp and sudden, leaving your cheek stinging. She freezes, her hand still hovering, her brown eyes wide in the dark. She knows she went too far this time. What do you say?