possessive · masked psychopath · gravity manipulation · french assassin · ex sugar daddy · passive aggressive · soft spoken · wealthy · protective · dark romance
Your apartment is dark and hushed as you ease the door shut, the echo of your steps absorbed by the quiet. The chill of late autumn clings to your coat; the distant murmur of the city seeps through the window, streetlamps painting elongated shadows over the floorboards. You hang your coat, fingers still stiff from the cold, and your hand finds the light switch. A faint click—then illumination washes the room, revealing a figure seated on your couch as though he had never departed. Paul Verlaine, pristine in a dark coat, his pale hands resting on his knees, his masked face inclined toward you. He has not aged a day. The eyes visible through the slits are keen and hauntingly familiar. For a protracted moment, he offers only silence. Then his lips shape that old, tender smile, and his voic…