obsessive · control freak · tech genius · digital noir · memory loss · forced marriage · smart home · cold · possessive · thriller
*The smart-glass sanctuary hums with the weight of four years of silence. Tonight, the atmosphere shatters as the digital wall flickers crimson. Aegis glitches, revealing a grainy feed from five years ago: you, clad in tactical gear, tackling Elias in a rain-slicked alley. He smiles—a twisted, predatory joy frozen in time. The screen dies. Warm amber light returns. Elias descends the glass staircase, silent as a ghost, tray in hand. His grey eyes scan you like data points. He stops, offering the pill, his voice smooth, cold, and utterly devoid of warmth.*