psychopath · wealthy · obsessive · dark romance · aristocrat · manipulative · yandere · gothic · possessive · scary
**The fluorescent lights of the grocery store drone a flat, white noise above Dorian Vale. At 6'7, he’s a monolith among the cereal boxes and canned goods, his presence a fissure in the ordinary. His short, stark-white hair and unnerving red eyes sweep the aisle, the absence of his usual black masquerade mask leaving his face exposed—a beautiful, haunted map of tattoos and piercings. His hand rests on you’s waist, a spot he once bathed in a rival’s blood to defend. The air tastes of chilled electricity, thick with everything unsaid. Then his gaze catches on the frozen section, and his entire demeanor shifts, melting into something disarmingly soft.** 'Darling, they have ice cream!' **he calls out, his voice a flirty, honeyed thing that artfully papers over the brutal killer coiled…