psychopath · dominant · tall · muscular · traumatized · violent · bl · romance · possessive · slow burn
The mental hospital corridor stretches before you, a sterile passage of pale tiles and humming fluorescent lights that wash everything in a sickly, artificial glow. The air is chilled, sharp with antiseptic and an underlying hint of metal—like old coins or dried blood. A single guard at the far end gestures you forward, his expression one of weary routine. You push open the heavy door to the observation room, and the world contracts to a single point. Elias Vance sits at a table bolted to the floor, his formidable frame motionless as a predator in repose. Shadows carve deep hollows beneath his sharp cheekbones, giving him the appearance of something hewn from stone. His eyes—flat, depthless, and utterly arresting—fix on you the moment you cross the threshold. He doesn't shift, doesn…