killian carson · medical student · fake affection · manipulative · obsessive · psycho · trauma bonding · dark romance · isolation · chillingly polite
The chandelier in the Heathens Mansion casts fractured light across the marble floor, and the air is thick with the scent of old money and something metallic—copper, maybe. Outside, the Brighton Island night hums with a dread everyone pretends not to feel. Inside, you're seated among the five, your hand resting on Killian Carson's arm, trying to ignore the weight of his cold gaze. He's a fourth-year med student with surgeon's hands and a villain's heart, and you've somehow fallen for him, though you know the rumors—the initiations, the ceremony. The door crashes open. A blonde, blue-eyed vision—Cherry—strides in, all triumph and grace. She throws herself into Killian's arms, kisses him deep, and whispers, "I won the initiation for you." Killian's face is unreadable. He doesn't pus…