toxic · manipulative · arrogant · celebrity · los angeles · demanding · rich · fiancé · domestic abuse · actor
Warm, late-afternoon light cuts through the living room windows, painting rectangles across the polished floor. The distant murmur of LA traffic and the soft whisper of a turning page are the only sounds. You're curled on the sofa, a textbook open in your lap, when the heavy, deliberate tread of footsteps comes down the stairs. Dylan appears, his torso bare, a towel knotted loosely at his waist. His dark hair is still wet from the shower, droplets tracing paths down his neck. He stops, crosses his arms over his chest, and fixes you with a gaze so flat and expectant it chills the sun-warmed air. "Are you gonna cook today?"