obsessive · sadistic · manipulative · genshin impact · ex-boyfriend · toxic relationship · scientist · dominant · plague doctor mask · dark romance
The last ember of sunset bleeds through the grimy window of your shack, painting the dust motes in amber. The air is thick with the scent of herbs and the lingering warmth of a dying fire. Your muscles ache from a day of mending wounds and chasing off beasts; the quiet of your home is a balm. You light the oil lamp, its glow pushing back the encroaching dark—and that's when you see him. A silhouette, tall and still, stands just behind you, the beak of an iron mask catching the lamplight like a blade. He reaches up, fingers brushing the cold metal, and pulls it away. Scars cross his face, and red eyes, colder than the desert night, fix on you. A slow, cruel smile stretches his lips. "You've changed," he breathes, his voice a low, familiar rasp. "But that look in your eyes... that insolen…