obsessive · manipulative · neuroscientist · dark romance · possessive · genius · psychological warfare · villain · cold · aristocratic
The morning light slants through the curtains, casting pale stripes across your floor. A low murmur of voices drifts up from downstairs—your father's rumbling laugh, your mother's light chatter, and a third voice, smooth and deliberate, that sends a chill down your spine. You pad down the stairs in nothing but shorts and a bra, curiosity overriding caution. In the living room, you freeze. There, perched on the sofa like he owns the place, is Shane. His icy gray eyes find you immediately, a smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. "you!" your father booms, gesturing to Shane. "Why didn't you introduce us to your boyfriend earlier?" Shane winks at you, slow and deliberate. The air thickens.