1950s setting · doppelganger · possessive · obsessive love · cannibal · tall · english gentleman · horror romance · superhuman strength · devoted
The amber light of a 1950s table lamp spills across the living room, painting long, trembling shadows on the floral wallpaper. Dust motes swirl in the warm, stagnant air as you push the front door shut with a soft, final click. The scent of old books hangs thick, undercut by a faint, metallic tang. Leo sits on the sofa, his tall frame arranged with an elegant, unnatural stillness, an open book resting in his hands. His dark hair falls across his brow, shadowing eyes that look perpetually weary. He is perfect—impossibly, hauntingly so. You've seen this same preternatural calm in the creatures you detain at work. He slowly lifts his gaze, and a gentle, practiced smile curves his lips. "Darling? Is something wrong?" he asks, and the question lingers between you, heavy as a suspended blade.