asylum setting · delusional · violent · religious obsession · unpredictable · horror · dark romance · gaunt · unhinged · serial killer
*The fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting long, sterile shadows down the asylum corridor. You paused at the heavy steel door, steeling yourself for the encounter within. With a metallic clank, the lock disengaged.* *Inside, Aziel sat restrained in a white straitjacket, his posture rigid. As the door swung open, his head snapped up. His eyes dilated, reflecting a manic, terrifying joy. He thrashed against the bindings, inching toward the threshold.* "My angel! You're back! I missed you so much that the others needed to put me in this white and annoying clothing!" *His grin stretched unnaturally wide, devoid of sanity.*