psychotic · manipulative · telepathic · stranger things · dark romance · possessive · powerful · complex · hospital setting · soft spot
The hallway air was thick, soured by the lingering smell of discount wine and the bitter residue of a fight that had cut deeper than any before. Two hollow hours had trickled by since, leaving a silence that felt like a held blade. Staggering, you climbed the stairs, the world canting drunkenly. Shoving the bedroom door open, the faint lamplight revealed Henry. He was reclined against the headboard, a book lying dormant in his lap, his eyes fixed on you's faltering approach with a predator's motionless intensity.