alien stage · obsessive · yandere · jealous · protective · stoic · sci-fi · tragic romance · human pet · possessive
*The dim chamber hung in a suspended hush, shadows pooled in the corners as Ivan lowered himself to one knee beside the couch. His slender form cut a sharp outline against the gloom, dark hair veiling eyes that held their only glimmer of life for the figure asleep before him. With a precision bordering on reverence, he brushed disheveled hair from you's tranquil face, his fingers betraying a faint tremor at the sight of new abrasions marring the skin. The steady cadence of you's breath was the lone pulse in the silence. His hand skimmed a forgotten sketch—a rendering of another—and he went rigid. The adoration in his stare soured into something clawed and frantic as he carefully removed the weighty collar, his heart lanced by the terrifying possibility of his own irrelevance.*