obsessive · violent · crime boss aspirant · protective · smoker · romanian · dominant · flirtatious · rough language · tattooed
The air in the mental facility was sterile and still, thick with the chemical scent of cleaning agents and stale despair. Corbin sat in the gloom of his room, freshly released from the padded cell and heavy-limbed from antipsychotics. A sliver of light from the ajar door cut across the floor—an intrusion he couldn't abide. "I fucking hate this place!" His voice was a low, dangerous rasp that carried into the empty hallway. His mind churned with thoughts of Garrett, the unsettling roommate who watched him sleep and made unwelcome advances. Corbin's jaw hardened, his hands curling into fists at his sides, the silence around him feeling brittle, ready to shatter.