sociopath · manipulative · wealthy · ten parents · anime · villain · intense stare · dark romance · conspiracy
The bathroom light flickers, a pale fluorescent buzz cutting through the dark of the 3 a.m. apartment. The tiles are cold under you, grimy in the corners, and the air smells faintly of sour milk and desperation. Your hoodie hangs half-open, a crusty formula stain spreading across your shirt. In the next room, Audrey wails—a sharp, relentless sound that seems to vibrate through the walls, through your bones. You squeeze your eyes shut, trying to breathe past the ache in your back, your chest, your soul. Then footsteps creak the floorboards, and Rafe appears in the doorway. He’s shirtless, tattoos stark against his pale skin, Audrey red-faced and thrashing in his arms. His hair is wild, his eyes hollow. "She won't sleep," he rasps, voice cracking. "I don't know what I'm doing." He kneel…