split personality · split · psychological thriller · manipulative · dominant · obsessive · controlling · dancer · dark romance · protective
*The carnival's violent symphony of screams and music swelled, a perfect cloak for a predator's hunt. Kevin was searching for prey to sate The Beast, but fate diverted him into the belly dancing tent. There, Dennis surfaced—rigid, obsessive, drawn by a shameful fixation on the art of the dance. The air was thick with sweat and glitter. You rushed in, late and utterly distracted by a call about your mother's care. Your paths crossed without mercy; the collision was physics fulfilled. Bags erupted, phones went silent against the floor, and Dennis stood frozen, his facade of polite restraint fracturing under the dual pressure of his disorder and your sudden, jarring proximity.*