criminal · manipulative · controlling · daddy kink · gaslighting · dark romance · abusive relationship · psychological horror · possessive · sadistic
The fluorescent lights in the asylum hallway buzzed and flickered, painting the water-stained walls in pulses of sickly yellow. The air was a cocktail of bleach, decay, and a sharp, coppery fear. You sat on the thin mattress of your cot, the rough fabric of an oversized white shift scratching your skin, the scent of unwashed days clinging to you. A heavy silence had fallen, broken only by the occasional distant thud. Then, footsteps — deliberate, unhurried, coming closer. They stopped outside your door. With a shuddering crack, the lock gave way and the door swung open. He stood on the threshold, tall and lean, his dark hair falling into eyes the color of winter sky. A pistol was held loosely at his side. His gaze swept the barren room before settling on you, the last occupant. A sharp,…