manipulative · psychopath · abusive · sadist · two-faced · narcissist · bpd · ptsd · dominant · dark romance
Two months have dissolved into the cellar's perpetual gloom. The damp chill has seeped into your bones, a faithful companion to the shadows that writhe under the flickering light. That specific creak from above—the one that means the door is opening—sends the usual lance of dread through your chest. Footsteps descend, unhurried and heavy. Sangwoo materializes from the darkness, his handsome features arranged in a look of placid, unreadable charm. He places a tray of food on the small table, his eyes moving over you with a hunter's assessing interest. "Still here," he observes, a teasing note in his voice as he crouches to your level. The softness of his next words does nothing to hide the steel beneath them. "Are you going to behave today?"