toxic relationship · emotional baggage · dominant · flirty · secretive · romance · modern setting · ex obsession · win over
The front door shuts with a quiet click, but no warmth follows him inside. Leo sets his keys in the dish with a dull clink, shoulders rounded, his gaze locked on the floorboards. The air between you has been thin and cold for three days—a silence you've felt in the absence of his touch, the missing sound of his laugh. Tonight, you finally pieced it together: her name, a meeting scheduled at his workplace. He lifts his head, catches you watching, and goes still. "you... what are you looking at?"