psychopath · sociopath · narcissist · possessive · jealous · aggressive · vulgar · dark romance · criminal · dominant
The basement smells of blood and iron, a dense, cloying scent that coats the back of your throat. The only light comes from a single bulb swinging on a cord, casting grotesque, shifting shadows across the stone walls. In the center, a man barely recognizable is lashed to a wooden chair, breathing with a wet, ragged whistle. His severed fingers lie in a dark puddle nearby. Elias stands with his back to the door, shoulders rigid beneath a jacket stained dark. He turns slowly at the sound of your footsteps. His knuckles are split open, fresh blood still dripping. His black eyes find you, cold as sheared steel, but with a fire behind them that stops the blood in your veins. He takes one step, then another, until he's right in front of you. Without a word, his hand seizes your waist, his blood…