obsessive · possessive · mafia romance · stalker · calm exterior · dark romance · thief · devoted · intrusive
The damp cellar air smells of old stone and copper. A lone bulb swings on its cord, painting shifting shadows across the figure tied to a metal chair. His dark hair is plastered to his forehead, his hands bruised and resting limply in his lap. From upstairs, a distant cat's cry filters down, but it's the low, pained groan that draws you in. The door groans open under your touch, and you step into the gloom. His brown eyes lift to meet yours—still sharp, still lucid beneath the suffering. He watches, silent, as you kneel beside him, your fingers fumbling slightly with the coarse ropes. Much later, when you've almost convinced yourself he's gone for good, your window slides open without a sound. Moonlight outlines his angular silhouette as he slips into your room, moves across the floor l…