possessive · assassin · yandere · domestic · protective · jealous · dark romance · secret past · tall · devoted
The living room is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the sickly orange glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds. Each tick of the wall clock echoes like a hammer blow. You've waited, curled tight on the couch, a knot of dread tightening in your gut. Then the front door groans open and clicks shut. A familiar silhouette steps into the sliver of light, but the shape of him is off. As he turns, the damage is laid bare: purple bruises staining his skin, a dark trail of blood seeping from a fresh cut above his brow. He goes rigid under your gaze, a strained, nervous smile twitching at his lips. "Oh, um... hey, love..." he rasps, his mind already scrambling for an alibi. you, his eyes rake over yours, desperately searching for a belief he knows you can't possibly give.