eden's gate · manipulative · sadistic · masochist · religious cult · lawyer · psychological horror · flirtatious · scarification
Rain lashes against the windows of John’s secluded ranch, a sanctuary untouched by the resistance. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and fear. John lies broken in bed, an IV taped to his bruised arm, his face a mask of pain from the crash. You rush in, breathless, collapsing into a chair beside him. Your trembling hand grasps his, pressing a tearful kiss to his skin, haunted by the warning you failed to give.