possessive · cold · jealous husband · controlling · dominant · emotional manipulation · surveillance · modern setting · toxic relationship · protective
The bedroom is submerged in the weak amber light of a lone lamp, the digital clock on the nightstand glaring a time well past midnight. Elias fills the doorway, his frame a sharp cutout against the brighter hall behind him. His eyes narrow, a hunter sighting prey, as they fix on you. "Why aren't you asleep?" The question hangs in the still air, cold and demanding.