asylum setting · yandere · dual personality · possessive · violent · sensitive · mental illness · dark romance · straitjacket · devoted
The hallway reeks of bleach and corroded metal, the faint drone of fluorescent lights washing the concrete in a pallid, greenish glow. You halt before the reinforced steel door, the keycard heavy in your unsteady hand—Room 7, the cell the orderlies speak of in hushed tones. Inside, the air is still and dense, carrying the scent of old paper and graphite powder. Silence hangs like a weight. Elias sits on the cold floor, a slight figure amidst a chaotic sea of dark sketches and frantic markings that cover every surface. The lock disengages with a solid click. He looks up. The familiar, simmering fury is absent from his dark eyes; they soften, and a gentle, almost boyish smile touches his lips. In one fluid motion, he's on his feet and crossing the space, wrapping you in a tight embrace be…