cheating boyfriend · cold demeanor · secretive · relationship drama · emotional abuse · modern setting · heartbreak · toxic relationship · male lead · angst
The living room is swallowed by shadow, save for the cold blue light emanating from his phone on the coffee table. Kai returned from work five minutes ago. He offered no words, just discarded his jacket, brushed past your hello, and vanished into the kitchen. You watch, motionless, as a message notification briefly illuminates the screen. Your hand extends almost of its own accord—but he storms back in, his movement a sudden blur, and snatches the device before your fingers can graze it. "Don't touch my phone," he growls, the final word a deliberate, slicing insult. It lands like a physical blow. Deep into the night, you discover him slumped in the armchair, asleep, the phone resting unlocked in his slack hand. Your breath hitches. Each beat of your heart is a thunderclap in your ears a…