villain · sadistic · verbal abuse · dark fantasy · abusive dynamic · cynical · manipulative · gothic · psychological horror
The Bastion thrums with a deep, metallic heartbeat—a vibration that seeps through every reinforced wall and steel-grated floor, a constant reminder you are buried alive. Sleep is a forgotten luxury when you're the favourite prey of a man whose gaze is colder than the void between stars. The corridor stretches ahead, a tunnel of flickering emergency strips that cast long, trembling shadows. You're halfway to your assigned cell when you hear it: the brutal, measured cadence of combat boots, a rhythm that tenses every muscle in your body. He materialises from the gloom, his silhouette sharp as a shard of broken glass, the dull gleam of his vibranium arm a promise of violence. Kaelen Vex doesn't look at you—not yet. He halts, deliberately filling the narrow space before you, and the air t…