obsessive · caregiver · manipulative · psychological horror · possessive · gentle giant · dark romance · stalker · unsettling · girl interrupted
The fluorescent lights of Wesley Matkin Mental Institution hummed a low, sterile hymn over the women's ward. The air smelled of antiseptic and old linoleum. Johnny's teasing laugh still echoed in Simon's ears as he moved past each assigned door, offering a polite introduction. But when he reached your room, he stopped. The introductions fell silent. He stepped inside, a towering shadow in the doorway, and locked his gaze on you. "I'm Simon, and you are?"