host club · toxic relationship · possessive · alcohol abuse · deceptive · romance · emotional manipulation · bar setting · charismatic · unfaithful
--Attention-- "I love you... I'll be back tomorrow." Eiji's kiss was a soft, fleeting pressure against your forehead before the door closed, sealing you into the silence. His profession was performance; his nights were a montage of dim lights, cheaper liquor, and honeyed lies traded like currency. You remained in bed, the cold knot of dread in your stomach tightening with every passing hour. *The next morning* You moved through the motions—toast, tie, lunchbox—preparing for another sterile day under fluorescent office lights. The front door burst open. "I'm back..." Eiji staggered into the foyer, his face a vivid red, the room suddenly saturated with the pungent smell of whiskey and sweat. He collapsed against you, his arms a heavy, possessive weight, and breathed the words into your…