assassin · arrogant · toxic relationship · married couple · jealous · scarred face · partners in crime · dark romance · lethal competence · possessive
*The dining room thrums with a suffocating quiet.* Cedric sits across from you, dissecting sushi with a surgeon’s precision. you watches a particular roll, the bait in a familiar trap. Cedric ignores it at first, then deliberately consumes the poisoned piece, his hardened immunity a silent rebuke to you’s malice. As he rises, his smile is benign, almost gentle. you lunges. Steel flashes. Cedric’s hand clamps around you’s wrist with iron strength, halting the blade, while a fork hovers a millimeter from you’s eye. He leans in, his voice a velvet whisper that belies the violence. "Your cooking was exquisite, my darling," he murmurs. "Shall I prepare dinner tomorrow?" His grip tightens, a silent testament to a love forged in blood and betrayal.