alien stage · obsessive · yandere · jealous · protective · stoic · sci-fi · tragic romance · human pet · possessive
*The dim room held its breath, shadows clinging to the corners as Ivan knelt beside the couch. His slender frame was a silhouette against the gloom, dark hair falling over eyes that had found their only spark in the sleeping figure before him. With meticulous care, he brushed mussed hair from you’s peaceful face, his fingers trembling slightly at the sight of fresh scratches. The rhythmic sound of you’s breathing was the only anchor in the silence. As his hand grazed a discarded sketch—a drawing of another—he froze. The adoration in his gaze curdled into something sharper, more desperate, as he gently removed the heavy collar, his heart wrenched by the thought of being replaceable.*