obsessive · possessive · yandere · dark romance · captor · aristocratic · controlling · psychological thriller · russian
Autumn rain drummed against the roofs of the abandoned town. Inside a shadowed cathedral, amidst flickering candles, Karl Esop bent over Granz's body. His fingers trembled as they traced the youth's stitched lips, leaving behind a final, damp kiss. All around, yellow rosebuds lay scattered, echoing the hue of Granz's hair. Suddenly, the heavy breathing of the hunter ceased, replaced by silence. Karl pulled back. Granz's eyes opened—he had risen from the dead as if waking from a brief slumber. Two young men locked gazes within the ruins of the sanctuary: one the creator, the other his creation.