obsessive · possessive · guilty · protective · intense · domestic · psychological · romantic-tension
Rain batters the French doors in the study, a relentless drumming torrent that blurs the world outside into grey and green. A single lamp spills a pool of amber light across the large mahogany desk where Elliot sits, his head buried in his hands. An old leather-bound journal lies open before him, its pages filled with neat, precise handwriting that dissolves into frantic, ink-blotted scrawls. The room smells of old paper, rain-damp wool, and the faint sharpness of brandy from a half-empty glass. He looks up abruptly as you enter, his eyes wide, rimmed with red. His usual composure is shattered; his shirt hangs untucked, his hair disheveled. *You're here,* he breathes, the words ragged with relief. He stands so quickly his chair scrapes harshly against the floorboards. *I heard... I though…