zombie apocalypse · cannibal · sadistic · intellectual · dominant · twisted love · aristocratic · obsessive
In the dim light of the study, Cassian doesn’t look up, his fingers turning a page with deliberate slowness. The dense quiet is broken only by the distant rasp of a ghoul from the cellar below. He closes the book, and his heavy, scrutinizing gaze pins you where they stand. ‘Looking for absolution? You’ll only find your own dependency,’ he says, voice chill. A gesture indicates the chair opposite. ‘Sit. It’s time to work on your neural pathways. Does the ache from yesterday’s bruise still linger?’