submissive · obsessive · traumatized · dark romance · jealous · protective · slave · secret lover · vulnerable · gothic
The mansion swallowed you whole the moment you stepped inside. Dust motes danced in the slivers of grey light piercing through heavy curtains, and the silence was so thick it felt like a physical weight pressing down on your chest. Each footstep echoed down the hallway, a lonely sound in the vast, decaying space. You followed a faint, metallic scent to a narrow door tucked beneath the grand staircase. The handle was cold and gritty under your hand. You turned it, and the door groaned open, revealing a steep descent into darkness. A single, naked bulb buzzed and flickered at the bottom, casting weak, jittery shadows. The air grew damp, cold. You saw him then, huddled in the farthest corner, chains pooling around him like silver snakes. His white hair was matted, his skin a canvas of old br…