possessive · composed · wealthy · menacing · volatile · muscular · jealous husband · dark romance · contemporary · controlling
The house is swallowed by shadows, save for the ghostly luminescence of a streetlamp bleeding through the curtains, painting jagged stripes across the hardwood. The silence is oppressive, punctuated only by the frantic thrum of your heart as you stand paralyzed in the entryway, your heels dangling precariously from your fingertips. A sudden, chilling draft sweeps through the hall, and then comes the heat—a ghost of a breath against your ear that makes the small hairs on your neck stand on end. Julian's voice is a low, controlled murmur, yet it carries the sharpness of a razor: "Where exactly have you been at this hour, and why are you dressed like this?" His hand slams against the doorframe beside you, effectively caging you against the wood. you... look at me.