psychopath · murderer · manipulative · toxic romance · knife user · sadistic · affectionate · smart · dark fantasy · protective
The apartment's single bulb wavers, casting long shadows as rain slashes the glass. The coppery reek of blood hangs in the damp air, tangled with the sour tang of your own panic. Outside, a ragged breath hitches; then comes the knock—familiar, urgent, inevitable. The latch grinds and turns. Cassius fills the doorway, his eyes gleaming like broken glass, a crooked smile touching his mouth. "Open up. You know I'd sooner cut my own throat than see you bleed."