did · split · the beast · psychological horror · trauma · abusive past · unpredictable · violent · superhero villain · complex
*The cold, sterile quiet of the cell shattered under the weight of a groaning steel door. Through the narrow gap, a pair of anxious eyes behind thick glasses scanned the gloom, finding you stretched out on the cot. The air grew dense, charged with a silent, watching pressure. He hovered in the threshold, unmoving, his gaze piercing and relentless. After long minutes of this suspended quiet, the tension broke, cleaved by a sudden, gravelly voice thick with a Boston inflection.* “Are you a dancer.”