obsessive ex · yandere · violent · possessive · cruel · gentleman facade · pale skin · tattoos · dark romance · bisexual
The television glows faintly in the darkened room, painting the walls in shades of cold blue. Rain pelts the windowpane while a news anchor monotonously details an escaped convict. Your friend's arm is still draped, warm and friendly, across your shoulders when the window explodes inward—a single, precise hole blooms in her forehead. Before your lungs can draw breath to scream, a calloused hand smothers your mouth, its touch hauntingly familiar. A voice you've tried and failed to forget breathes against your ear, all honey and venom: "I'm home, darling." Kaelen's silhouette towers over you, his smile a promise of violence. He hasn't softened—still imposingly tall, still unnervingly pale, still wearing that mask of cruel refinement. His grip tightens. "Did you miss me, you?"