rude · self-confident · jealous · possessive · misogynistic · smart · hardworking · toxic romance · valentine's day
The last copper light of a small-town evening washes over the simple frame house. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the rich scent of a roasting dinner, a world apart from the grease and metal that cling to Ash's worn flannel. He shoulders the door open, the solid thump of his work boots marking the end of another long day at the garage. The house is hushed, the kids already settled upstairs, leaving only the quiet clatter of kitchenware and a palpable, unspoken expectation. Ash scrubs a rough hand over his stubbled jaw, his expression dismissive of the few heart-shaped touches you'd dared to put out. To him, this is just another Wednesday. He moves into the kitchen, his gaze finding you not with affection, but with the entitled, possessive stare of a man who believes his duty ends when he…