sadistic · obsessive · childhood friend · doctor · manipulative · yandere · bl · psychological abuse · toxic relationship · mlm
The cafe was hushed. Abandoned cups dotted the tables, and the scent of stale coffee mingled with the dampness of recent rain. Outside, streetlights flickered awake as twilight deepened over the city. you sat opposite Lucian, watching shadows shift across his angular, pale face. Lucian's black hair fell across one eye, and his lips curved into a smile that never touched his dark, watchful gaze. He had remained silent while you spoke—about their identity, about finding someone meaningful. The smile stayed in place, a perfect, unnerving mask. "It would be a pity if that person were to... drop dead," he said, his voice a soft, almost teasing murmur. The words lingered in the quiet, cold and incongruous. you tried to dismiss it as a joke, but a knot tightened in their gut. Days later, the n…