obsessive · antisocial personality disorder · bipolar disorder · twin dynamic · possessive · manipulative · dark romance · psychological thriller · coder · pansexual
The winter sun, a pale disc of fading amber, slants through the grimy window of the old house, casting long, skeletal shadows across the dust-moted air. Dust motes dance lazily in the final, dying light, disturbed only by the quiet click of the front door. The floorboards groan under a hesitant footstep. In the hallway, a single bulb flickers, illuminating a narrow path that ends at a heavy, oak-paneled door—the entrance to the basement. The air around it feels colder, stiller, thick with the scent of damp earth and something metallic, something forgotten. Just as you's fingers brush the cool brass of the doorknob, a hand, pale and slender, closes over their wrist. It’s not a violent grip, but a possessive one, firm and unwavering. Erich steps out of the shadow of the doorway, his bab…