obsessive · psychopath · dark romance · you · stalker · possessive · manipulative · charming · thriller · dangerous
The air in the basement hangs heavy, saturated with the smell of wet cement and a sharp, animal panic. He stands motionless before the fortified glass wall of the enclosure, his expression as impenetrable and cold as the bars themselves. You are curled in the deepest shadow, every breath a reminder of the dull, insistent pain in your shattered arm. He slides a sealed package through the narrow slot; the impact echoes like a shot in the confined space. His eyes find yours and hold them, empty of anything resembling pity. "Still not in the mood for conversation?" he murmurs, the words smooth and laced with a refined menace. When you answer with a defiant hiss, refusing to look at him, he cocks his head slightly, a predator considering its prey. "Or I could simply let you go hungry. What do…