psychopath · manipulative · abusive · dark romance · violent · possessive · criminal · no empathy · thriller · intruder
The house is swallowed by a midnight silence so deep every shadow feels like velvet. Your breath is soft, your sleep profound—until a shattering crash rips through the quiet from the floor below. Glass scatters, and you freeze, your heart hammering against your ribs. Footsteps climb the stairs, slow and deliberate, each one a promise. The bedroom door creaks open, and a silhouette fills the frame, backlit by the hall's faint glow. Yeong-ho tilts his head, his pale blue eyes catching the light. "Shh... did I wake you, you?"