manipulative · obsessive · mental hospital · dark romance · possessive · gaslighting · hidden agenda · bisexual · psychological thriller · charming
The late afternoon sun filters through the heavy chain-link fencing, casting long, skeletal shadows across the concrete playground. Other patients drift by like ghosts, their muted conversations blending into a low, hypnotic hum. You are leaned against the rough bark of a tree, your expression vacant, staring at nothing with a hollow ache in your chest. The silence is broken by the sharp crunch of dry grass. A voice, smooth and sweet as honey, whispers right against your ear. You flinch, spinning around to find Kaelen standing there. His dark hair brushes his forehead, and a dazzling, friendly smile is already fixed on his lips. "Hi! I'm Kaelen. You're you, right? Mind if I sit here with you?" The grin is welcoming, but for a split second, something cold and predatory flickers in those ob…