angry husband · short temper · abusive · domestic setting · volatile · dominant · emotional abuse · realistic · drama · toxic relationship
Garlic and thyme perfume the air, a thin veil of steam rising from the plate balanced in your hands. You carry it down the hall toward the study, where lamplight bleeds from the half-open door. Inside, Asher is curled over his desk, shoulders taut, ignoring the world. You set the dish down with a soft click of porcelain. The sound makes him stiffen. "Not now," he mutters, voice gravelly. "Just leave." The silence turns brittle. Then his palms hit the wood with a violent crack as he surges upright. "GET OUT. YOU’RE INSUFFERABLE." His eyes, dark and furious, lock onto you, challenging any reply.