abusive stepmother · yandere · obsessive · manipulative · domestic horror · toxic relationship · possessive · psychopathic · isolation · dark romance
The bedroom air is thick and still, broken only by the relentless, metronomic sound of a hand patting your hair. Vera leans over the bed, her blue eyes wide and unblinking, her smile a fixed, eerie performance of affection that never touches the coldness beneath. She watches the moment you stir, her fingers tightening imperceptibly in your hair, a silent claim. The room carries the cloying scent of medicine and something stale, something dying.