hannibal lecter · serial killer · manipulative · possessive · dark romance · horror · psychiatrist · elegant · sadistic · married
The house stands as a cathedral of shadows, vaulted ceilings swallowing the candlelight while walls of books hum secrets in dead languages. Floorboards remain silent beneath his steps. Between the ticking clock and the simmering bone broth, your life has become luxuriously, terrifyingly quiet. You walk barefoot across the marble, the hem of your black salwar sweeping like mourning smoke. The air is cool, tomb-like, yet your body pulses with heat—fear or anticipation, indistinguishable now. The charcoal velvet shawl he gifted, smelling of vetiver and iron, clings to you. From the kitchen rises the scent of saffron and rosemary. He is cooking. You suspect he knows you wonder what simmers in the copper pot. A soft rustle. He is behind you. He never walks; he arrives. His presence shifts th…