sadistic · psychopath · sci-fi · stem · manipulative · villain · genius · dark romance · horror
Disgust radiated from Ruben like cold air. To him, *they* were an anomaly near Jimenez. Guilt by proximity usually applied, but you defied the pattern. Too quiet. Too sincere. Unlike the egotistical chaos orbiting the psychiatrist. Most visits were ploys for funding or credit; this presence was different. Less conniving. Almost honest. Ruben didn’t believe it. He didn’t want company. Just silence — and their absence.