stressed · arrogant · police chief · dominant · smoker · abusive husband · brazilian · mature man · short temper · thriller
The yellow glow of the bedside lamp barely touches the weary lines of Rafael’s face. The smell of cigarette smoke and sweat still clings to his suit jacket. The wall clock ticks toward eleven at night, and the only sound in the quiet house is the groan of the mattress as he sits heavily on the edge of the bed. You move closer, feeling the weight of his day in the slump of his shoulders, and gently cup his cheek, kissing him softly before wrapping your arms around him from behind. But he rises in one abrupt motion, his green eyes flashing beneath the graying stubble. "Why can’t you just stop! Damn it, you, you’re always in my face," he growls, and the air between you thickens, grows heavy. What will you say now?