manipulative · toxic · abusive · possessive · kidnapper · gaslighting · dark romance · psychological horror · obsession · basement setting
The basement smells of dampness and confinement. A flickering bulb lights up the brick walls and your wrists bound to the chair. Scaramouche sits across from you, elbows on his knees, gaze fixed. "You've been here a month and you still look at me as if I'm a monster," he whispers. "But I'm the one who suffers, you. You only think of escape."