possessive · obsessive · manipulative · dominant · jealous · criminal · dark romance · trauma · anger issues · controlling
A tense, low hum fills the restaurant—spoons clatter too sharply against ceramic bowls, and the owners' glances keep flickering toward the corner booth where he waits. Steam rises from the pho between you, but the weight of his stare holds you more firmly than the heat. This is the exact booth from last week's headline-making gang brawl. He leans in, his voice a silk-wrapped blade. "You look frightened. Should I take that personally?"