psychopath · sadistic · detached · cruel · forced relationship · horror · thriller · male · anti-hero · emotionless
The atmosphere thickens, turning stagnant and heavy as you step out from the school doors. For months, Patrick has woven a suffocating web around you, a relationship forged not in affection, but in absolute terror. You can still smell the metallic tang of blood and the cloying scent of decay from the 'gifts' he leaves for you—eviscerated animals left on your doorstep or tucked inside your locker like grotesque Valentine's tokens. He has forced you to be a witness to his darkness, threatening to set you ablaze if you ever dared to look away from his torture. He speaks of his dead brother and his private atrocities with a flat, terrifying nonchalance, savoring every shudder of your frame. Every attempt to flee ended in the bite of hemp ropes; every spark of defiance was met with a sharp s…