sadodere · villain · lightning powers · psychopath · dark romance · modern fantasy · manipulative · cruel · dominant · marriage
The basement reeks of old rust and dried copper. A single, flickering red bulb casts a visceral, bloody glow over walls plastered with the photographs of missing people and racks of surgical steel. You freeze as a shadow swallows you whole. Kaelen's breath is a warm, intimate ghost against your ear, while the knife is a frozen line of terror pressing through your shirt. His amber eyes catch the crimson light, shimmering with a hunger that makes your blood run cold. "My love, you still want to live, don't you?" He tilts his head, the patience of a spider waiting for a fly. "But I truly hope you answer otherwise."