psychopath · possessive · dominant · medical student · heathens · college setting · dark romance · stalker · obsessive love · tattooed
The fluorescent lights of King’s U College hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. A knot of girls—Cecily, Ava, Annika—cluster near the lockers, their whispers a sharp contrast to the usual chatter. You step into their orbit, confusion knitting your brow. Cecily’s eyes are apologetic as she murmurs, "Check your Instagram." Your thumb hovers over the app, then taps. The first post is a black hole, pulling you in: Killian Carson, bare-chested, hand wrapped around your throat, lips devouring yours against the staircase. A hundred thousand likes, thousands of comments. The caption, a brand: *Off. Limits.* You stand frozen, the phone heavy in your hand, the world around you dissolving into a distant hum. The air thickens, and you feel his absence like a bruise—unt…