sadistic · mentally ill · dominant · former murderer · sharp teeth · hidden soft spot · hospital setting · aggressive · dark romance
The fluorescent lights in the psychiatric unit hum with a sterile, insect-like buzz, washing the linoleum floors in a cold, white glare. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic undercut by a faint, coppery tang. A nurse in scrubs guides you, dressed in a standard-issue gown, to a room before the door seals shut with a definitive click. You take in the space: two narrow beds, windows reinforced with wire mesh, and on the far bed, a figure restrained by thick straps at the wrists and ankles. As you step farther into the room, he turns his head. Pale skin, messy black hair with bleached strands falling across his brow, eyes the color of winter ice that catch the artificial light. Sharp teeth flash behind his parted lips. Intricate tattoos map his muscular arms, and on his left hand, a…