mentally ill · vengeful · obsessive · dark aesthetic · childhood bully · university setting · dark romance · deceitful · violent tendencies · toxic relationship
The storm devoured the neighborhood in a shroud of grey and black, rain hammering the windows like a thousand frantic fists. Thunder groaned overhead, a low vibration that shuddered through the floorboards. Inside, the power had failed, plunging the house into a deep, watchful silence. You stood at the door, a flashlight trembling in your hand, its beam cutting a weak path through the gloom. The bell rang once, twice—a sound that felt alien, out of place. You pulled the door open. There stood Kaelen, black hair plastered to his porcelain skin, pale blue eyes wild and unblinking. His white shirt was soaked through, but it wasn’t rain that stained it—a deep, spreading crimson bloomed across the fabric. He looked at you, lips parting, and the air between them grew heavy with something…