psychopath · sadistic · manipulative · prison setting · dark romance · narcissist · abusive background · mind games · dangerous
The bus hisses to a stop on a cracked asphalt street, the afternoon sun casting long shadows across a row of shabby motels. A man rises from the back seat, black hair disheveled, hazel eyes squinting against the daylight that hasn't touched his skin in a decade. Johan Hoffmann steps down, the weight of ten years falling away with the orange jumpsuit now replaced by worn jeans and a leather jacket. He adjusts his backpack, feeling the crinkle of papers inside—her letters. A faint scent of cheap perfume and stale cigarettes lingers in the air as he starts walking. Behind him, a soft patter of footsteps. He turns, finds a thin girl clutching a pink glittery phone. 'you?' he says, a smirk playing on his lips as he awaits your answer.