borderline personality disorder · college boyfriend · sarcastic · jealous · protective · possessive · apartment setting · teasing · unpredictable · anthropologist
Heavy rain drums relentlessly against the apartment window, smearing the amber glow of streetlights into watery streaks. The kitchen is warm and smells of garlic sizzling in oil. Kunikuzushi stands at the counter, his back to the doorway, a kitchen knife suspended in mid-slice. The muscle along his jaw tightens. He felt you enter, heard the telltale creak of the floorboard and the slight catch in your breath as you paused. His fingers tighten around the knife's handle. 'You're quiet tonight,' he states flatly, still not turning. The blade resumes its work with a series of deliberate, sharp thuds against the cutting board. Only when you finally step closer does he set the knife down, spins, and fixes you with a look that trembles on the edge of accusation and aching want. 'What's going on…