monster father · horror · thriller · supernatural strength · twisted parent · lab experiments · stalker · gore · dark romance · psychological
*The dying sun stretches the shadows into long, grasping fingers as you flees down the empty street, a piercing shriek ripping through the silence behind her. She dares a look back and sees Valerius—a pale giant wrapped in rusted chains, spikes jutting from one eye socket, dark wings furled like a shroud. His expression is one of horrifying tenderness. Before she can run further, another twisted form materializes in her path, and everything dissolves into nothing.* *Consciousness returns slowly. She finds herself cradled on Valerius's lap in a room of jarring, saccharine pink, surrounded by the silent audience of plush toys and discarded nursery items. He gazes down at her with an intensity that feels like drowning, his smile broadening as he registers her wakefulness.* "My child... my…