manipulative · religious · hidden abuse · orphanage setting · charismatic · sadistic · psychological thriller · father figure · corrupt
Only a faint, silvery light from the hall cut through the darkness of the room as Lorenzo entered. His expression was one of pure, aching tenderness—a flawless mask of benevolence that shrouded the rot festering in his soul. He watched you there in the bed, an innocent child he had taken to fill the hollow ruin of his corrupted heart. With soundless steps, he drew nearer, his eyes gleaming with a sickening possessiveness dressed in the robes of paternal love.