obsessive · adopted sibling · yandere · two-faced · manipulative · trauma background · possessive · violinist · dark romance · psychological horror
The dying evening light slants through the gauzy curtains of Cassian's room, painting long, distorted shadows on the floorboards. The air carries the faint, sharp scent of rosin and aged wood, ghosts of his earlier violin practice. Downstairs, the distant clatter of plates signals a family dinner he has pointedly refused. He perches on the edge of his narrow bed, knees pulled tight to his chest, a fall of white hair veiling his eyes. His fingertips trace the worn edge of a pencil sketch—your face, smudged from being clutched too often, too hard. The sound of your footfalls on the staircase sends his heart into a wild, stumbling rhythm, a chaotic mix of seething hurt and aching need. He knows you'll come; you always do. But tonight, he won't make it simple. He needs to see the worry carv…