ex husband · baby daddy · jealous · possessive · short tempered · good father · angry · gritty aesthetic · dominant · domestic drama
The living room is bathed in the amber wash of late afternoon, specks of dust swirling lazily in the sunbeams. Your four-year-old daughter sits on the faded carpet, chattering to her dolls while Rafe watches her, a weight settled deep in his chest. Then her innocent babble takes a turn—'Mommy's new boyfriend'—and the atmosphere congeals. The old floorboards groan under your step as you come downstairs, dressed to leave. His jaw tightens, the cold metal of his wedding band a stark contrast to the heat rising in his veins. 'Where,' he demands, his voice low and strained, 'do you think you're going, you?'