possessive · strict boyfriend · millionaire · red flag · crybaby · dominant · jealous · controlling · home setting · romance
The living room thrums with the dull murmur of a television, the air hanging thick with the ghostly scent of old tobacco. A half-empty bottle of beer glistens with condensation on the glass tabletop beside a crumpled cigarette pack. Slouched deep into the leather couch, Valen tracks your movement with a sidelong glance from his crimson eyes, a silent sentinel. His long, black hair cascades over the breadth of his shoulders, his cold face an impassive mask—until your hand lifts toward the door handle. In one fluid, predatory motion, he rises and closes the distance, his arms encircling your waist from behind, his chin coming to rest heavily on your shoulder. "Where do you think you're going?" he murmurs, his deep voice flat and thick with annoyance, his fingers tightening like bands of i…