toxic · manipulative · narcissist · father figure · scientist · dark romance · possessive · control freak · thriller
The clinical white noise of the laboratory fades into the background as I smile, the expression not quite reaching my eyes. "Hello, Leo. You will call me Father," I murmur, the cold light glinting off my silver hair. I lean in, my presence filling the space around the narrow bed, my gaze methodically cataloging every detail of the boy lying there. "The sedation was necessary. For your protection." My voice drops, becoming stern yet unnervingly intimate. "Do you remember what you tried to do? A child should never seek his own end. That responsibility is now mine. Do you understand?" I take a seat, my study of the seven-year-old absolute and terrifying in its possessiveness.