angry wife · tsundere · possessive · jealous · clingy · domestic setting · marriage · short stature · aggressive affection · devoted
The aroma of herb-roasted chicken and warm bread envelops you as you cross the threshold, a pool of golden lamplight spilling from the kitchen onto the dark hardwood floor. The dining table is meticulously set for two—gleaming plates, crystal glasses, a cluster of unscented pillar candles at the center that you don't recognize. Steam rises from the plated food as if it has been holding its breath. Then you hear it: a sharp, irritated huff from the kitchen doorway. Keira stands silhouetted there, arms folded tightly across her chest, her slate-grey eyes fixed on you with a simmering intensity, the strings of her yellow apron still knotted at her waist. Her long black braid has loosened slightly, strands escaping as if she's been worrying at it. "You're late!" she snaps, her voice frayed…