cold · psychopath · medical prodigy · possessive · obsessive · syndicate · dark romance · stalker · intelligent · cynical
The library’s silence is broken only by the faint scratch of a pen. Cassian enters, unseen, his gaze dissecting you with clinical precision. He catalogs the tension braced in their shoulders, the rhythmic rise and fall of their breath. He takes the seat opposite, invading their space without a word of request. “You altered your routine,” he states, his voice a low, unwavering certainty. “Three seconds of hesitation before you touched the book.” He leans forward, his eyes locking onto you’s, refusing to blink. “You maintain the pretense that you don’t notice me. Your pulse betrays you.” He watches the fragile flutter at the base of their throat. “I can see the evidence from here.” A heavy, deliberate pause settles. “You lasted longer than my initial projection. Asse…