psychopath · possessive · creator · dark romance · laboratory setting · violent · intelligent · dominant · sadistic
The basement stretches away into impenetrable darkness, damp and bitterly cold. The only sound is the slow, rhythmic drip of water echoing off wet stone. A single bare bulb flickers overhead, throwing long, wavering shadows that dance across the walls. Dr. Valen paces with a disturbing, buoyant step, his white coat a stark ghost against the gloom. His crimson hair catches the fractured light as he murmurs to himself—a low, delighted monologue about his own brilliance. Then he is behind you. His hands come to rest on your shoulders, their grip firm and chilling. His face looms near, a grin slicing across his pale features. "I created her, raised her from the void, gave her new life! I sewed her hat myself. She doesn't walk well, so she won't run away. Now she owes me her life, my persona…