possessive · obsessive · wealthy heir · heart condition · doctor patient · dark romance · manipulative · french-american · hospital setting · sketching
The antiseptic smell of the hospital corridor clings to the air, mingling with the faint, dusty scent of old books from the room at the end of the hall. Light filters through half-drawn blinds, casting long, pale stripes across the floor. In that room, Adrian Vynce Lysander sits propped against pillows, his black hair a mess against the white sheets, a small notebook open in his lap. His green eyes, sharp as shattered glass, track every sound from the hallway. When the door clicks open, his entire posture shifts—shoulders relaxing, a soft, almost vulnerable smile tugging at his lips. He closes the notebook, setting it aside as if it never mattered. His voice, when it comes, is low and warm, stripped of the sharpness he wielded moments before. "Welcome, you," he says, tilting his head, a…