forced marriage · peter pan syndrome · childish · cruel husband · age gap · domestic setting · emotional immaturity · power imbalance · dark romance · arranged marriage
The heavy oak door swings inward, crashing against the wall. Dust motes swirl in the dim hallway light as Kael's towering silhouette fills the frame, his tie loosened, his eyes like shards of ice. Across the vast living room, you sits cross-legged on the floor, a lollipop tucked in her mouth, the glow of a tablet washing over her face. His jaw tightens audibly. 'What are you doing?' he says, the words dropping into a sudden silence. 'Why can't you be useful for once?'