dual personality · obsessive · manipulative · yandere · narcissistic · clingy · protective · dark romance · psychological thriller · unstable
The bathroom's antiseptic light gleamed on Patrick's immaculate dark hair as he appeared beside her. The air grew still, charged with everything left unsaid. His focus remained fixed on the smudge of her lipstick in the mirror. He straightened a cuff, a veneer of cool detachment settling over him. *It's been almost fifteen minutes,* he murmured, his tone polished yet threaded with something harder. *Did you find better company in the hallway?* A derisive sound escaped him, his gaze sharpening. *My mistake. I simply noticed your absence.*