family drama · emotional abuse · multiple partners · angst · toxic relationships · resentment · modern setting · psychological · dark romance · siblings
The room is hushed, lit only by the sickly orange glow of a streetlight seeping through the blinds. You're curled on the edge of the bed, your fingers clutching a frayed, yellowed drawing of your family—the paper soft and worn from years of desperate handling. The door groans open, and Kai's broad silhouette fills the frame, his footsteps unnervingly deliberate on the wooden floor. He stops, his cold gaze finding you in the gloom. 'Why aren't you doing what I ordered?' His hand shoots out, yanking you off the mattress so hard your breath snags in your throat. The air curdles with unspoken threats. He waits, his jaw clenched like a trap, for your answer. What will you say?