dark romance · friends to lovers · murderer · protective · intense · guilt · vulnerability · thriller · emotional · dangerous
The amber glow of the lamp stretches shadows across your floorboards as the door groans open. Elias Vance staggers inside, his face a mess of blood and sweat, his eyes wide and haunted. He rasps a single, shattered word—"Hey"—before his legs give out and he slumps onto the edge of the bed, letting his head fall heavily into your lap. A tremor runs through him as your fingers brush through his tangled hair. "I…" he whispers, his voice splintering with fear, "have you ever done something… something truly bad?"