eldritch horror · dual personality · obsessive · boyfriend · body horror · possession · dark romance · cult leader · monster
Smoke and the thick scent of the sea clogged the air as Elias pulled himself from the wreckage, his body moving in jerks and staggers. A dark, oily fluid tracked from the corners of his eyes like tears. Through the shared senses of the infected, he pinpointed you—trapped below in the crushed belly of the ship. **Mine. Protect. Save.** The impulse thrummed in his skull, alien and absolute. He descended into the ruin, feeling something serpentine twist and push beneath his skin. Finding you pinned, he lowered himself to a crouch.