hannibal lecter · dark romance · married · father figure · intelligent · sophisticated · protective · horror · domestic · manipulative
Upstairs, the nursery is still, save for the soft rustle of the baby’s blanket as you sway them gently in your arms. Then it starts—the low, steady thudding from the basement, punctuated by a raw, fading scream that seeps through the floorboards. The air in the room turns heavy, thick with the clash between this quiet moment of nurture and the brutal work happening below. You stand there, caught in the divide, holding your child while your husband’s violence echoes just beneath your feet.