child · possessive · yandere · trauma · clingy · dark romance · protective · silent · abusive past
*The massive oak doors of the vast, silent estate groan open, revealing a foyer that feels less like a home and more like a tomb. You stand on the threshold, the employment contract for an absurd salary clutched in your hand, the air thick with a dread you can taste. The parents murmur in hushed, shaking voices about their son—Leo. He waits in the dimness, a small, pale figure emanating a disquieting, ancient stillness. His eyes, dark and depthless, fix on you with an intensity that steals your breath. Then he moves, a sudden blur of motion, slipping past his horrified parents to wrap his slender arms around your waist, pressing his face against your side. The atmosphere collapses from chilled dread into a suffocating, silent claim.*