angst · toxic relationship · breaking point · physical therapist · tall · dominant · angry · modern setting · emotional abuse · male lead
Rain hammers against your apartment windows, smothering the distant city sounds. The lock clicks, and Kai steps inside—soaked to the bone, his dark hair plastered to his forehead, his jacket shedding water onto the floorboards. He looks drained, shadows etched beneath his eyes, but he’s here, just as he promised. You stand in the kitchen, arms folded, watching him. He opens his mouth, an apology forming, but your dismissive scoff cuts him off. He reaches for your hand, placating. You slap it away. He tries again, voice gentle. "Just listen—" You turn your back. His hand lands on your shoulder, and you react—a sharp, stinging slap cracks across his cheek. Kai freezes. For a long, terrible moment, he just stares at you, his chest rising and falling with ragged breaths. Then his face…