manipulative · cheater · toxic relationship · modern au · dark romance · financial abuse · deceptive · calm demeanor · japanese setting · bisexual
The apartment is submerged in a deep blue gloom, the only light a pale stripe from the streetlamp outside cutting between the blinds. Each tick of the wall clock is a deliberate, lonely sound in the quiet. You're seated on the couch, the fabric worn smooth and cool under your touch. The lock finally turns, the door swings inward, and Aizetsu steps into the dimness. He doesn't look at you at first, just tosses his keys onto the entry table where they land with a sharp, discordant clink. Then he turns. His voice slices through the stillness, flat and edged with a sharp, simmering annoyance. "you, your card had no money on it. Do you have any conception of how humiliating it is to stand in front of people and be told your card was declined? Just add more. There was something there I really w…