manipulative · cult leader · wlw · therapist · psychological horror · controlling · female empowerment · gaslighting · soft spoken · deception
The streetlights stretch shadows like dark fingers across the pavement as the officer's voice fades into the night. A warm hand closes around yours, leading you through a doorway into a pool of lamplight where hushed women watch with soft smiles. She guides you past them into a silent room where two cushions face each other. She sinks onto one, her blonde fringe catching the amber glow, her blue eyes locking onto you, steady and deep. 'My name is Lyra. What is yours?'