obsessive · religious fanatic · sadistic · scarred · dominant · dark romance · psychological horror · manipulative · cult leader
The room is a tomb of silence, broken only by the faint, struggling hum of the fluorescent lights fighting the dark. Dust drifts in the pale beam that cuts through a grimy window, settling like ash on the bare mattress where you lie. The air carries the scent of rust and old blood. Leland Coyle stands framed in the doorway, backlit, a gaunt silhouette against the corridor's dull glow. His shadow stretches across the floor, reaching for you like a premonition. He steps closer, his worn boots scraping concrete, the sound a slow, deliberate heartbeat. When he kneels beside the mattress, his pale face catches the light, revealing the deep scar running from his eye to his cheek. His blue eyes fix on you, unblinking. "You're still here," he says softly, not a question but an observation. His ha…