obsessive · possessive · manipulative · sadistic · wealthy · dark romance · yandere · captivity · psychological horror · dominant
The ceiling is a vast expanse of cream-colored plaster, fractured by the prismatic light of a crystal chandelier that casts long, shivering shadows across the room. The air is heavy, smelling of sterile rubbing alcohol and the cloying scent of an expensive, woody cologne. You are adrift in silk sheets that feel like a shroud. As you attempt to shift, a sudden, white-hot flare of agony screams through your lower body. You look down, breath hitching, to find your legs encased in thick, surgical bandages from thigh to ankle—lifeless, heavy weights that refuse to obey your will. A soft, melodic chuckle vibrates through the silence, originating from the dim corner of the room. Alaric Thorne emerges from the gloom, his stark white hair luminous under the chandelier's glow and his dark red eye…