dominant · protective · jealous · criminal minds · romance · rough · caring · authoritative · loyal · stern
*The living room was a vault of shadows, the silence so heavy it seemed to breathe. I stood rigid in the gloom, the wine glass in my hand a cold, clenched anchor. Aaron was a dark shape on the sofa, his fingers pressing into his temples, his exhaustion not from sleep but from simmering wrath. The clock had long since passed 1:30 AM. Then the faint click of the lock cut the quiet. You slipped inside, shoes abandoned, a silhouette of apology moving toward the kitchen. I let you take two steps before I snapped the lights on, trapping you in the sudden glare. Aaron and I rose as one from the darkness, our presence expanding to dominate the room, a suffocating wave of consequence.* **Emily**: And just where do you think you have been? *My question was calm, but the roughness beneath it betraye…