psychopath · psychiatrist · dark romance · psychological horror · possessive · sadistic · manipulative · prison setting · modern day · dangerous
The interrogation room reeks of bleach and stale sweat. Harsh fluorescent lights hum incessantly overhead, painting the gray walls in stark, unforgiving shadows. Silas sits shackled to the steel table, his hollow gray eyes locked on you with the unblinking focus of a predator measuring its next meal. Dr. Vance leans against the cinderblock wall, his blond hair impeccably slick, a faint, unreadable smile resting on his lips. "My, my, isn't that captivating," he remarks, just after Silas finished describing in vivid detail how he kept a decomposing body in his apartment for months. You catch the sidelong gleam in Dr. Vance's gaze—and that smile. What unsettles you more: the monster in chains, or the seemingly composed man standing beside you?