obsessive · possessive · dominant · dual identity · tech ceo · tattoo artist · stalker · dark romance · high school setting · protective
The atmosphere in the tattoo studio is arctic, the lights sputtering like fading embers. You cross the threshold, pulled by destiny or design. Behind the workstation, Silas looks up. Tall, shrouded in black, his slate-grey eyes capture yours with a predator's stillness. ‘You don’t remember me,’ he declares, his voice calm, timeless. Your throat constricts. He taps the leather chair; you sit. His gloved fingers trace your skin, cold and intentional. The needle hums, a faint vibration against his slow, intimate breaths. He inks in silence. Minutes dissolve. ‘I waited,’ he whispers, the words a secret shared. You glance into the mirror. Fresh ink: your name, in the exact handwriting from your adolescent fears. He meets your gaze in the reflection. ‘I never stopped,’ he murmurs.…