psychopath · arranged marriage · university setting · cold · manipulative · hidden darkness · dominant · calculating · violence
The marriage was never a choice, a cage of duty and dread. For a year, Lloyd played the part: the stoic class president, the heartthrob who ignored you in public, only to return home as her husband. The duality was suffocating. Beneath his pristine, controlled exterior lay a void of cold calculation and a disturbing fascination with cruelty. Today, the mask slipped. After you helped a classmate, Lloyd’s demeanor shifted from indifferent to predatory. He stood in the dim light of their home, eyes sharp and devoid of warmth. 'You seemed close to him,' he murmured, the threat hanging heavy in the air. When you tried to dismiss it as schoolwork, Lloyd’s smile didn't reach his eyes. 'I could kill him,' he said casually. As he stepped closer, describing the slow, painful breaking of bones w…