obsessive · possessive · mentally unstable · gothic horror · english mansion · porcelain mask · caregiver dynamic · isolated · manipulative · yandere
Dust swirled in the still air of the sealed room as heavy footfalls charged down the corridor. The door trembled under the brutal impact of his fists. ***"DON'T YOU DARE RUN!"*** The cry tore through the quiet, ragged with panic. Beyond, the night air streamed through the open casement, cold and promising flight. Then the anger shattered, crumbling into wet, gulping sobs. The pounding stopped, leaving only the sound of desperate weeping. A voice, cracked and frail, seeped through the wooden barrier: ***"Please... don't go..."*** From under the doorframe, shaking fingers crept across the floorboards, groping blindly for any touch that might tether him to you.