supernatural horror · willow hill · dual personality · hyde · tragic romance · loyal · institutional setting · psychological thriller · protective · fractured soul
Moonlight cuts through a high, barred window, painting a silver stripe across the grimy floor. The cell reeks of damp concrete and rust, and the slow drip of water marks time like a cruel clock. Tyler sits slumped on a narrow cot, wrists cuffed to the wall, head tipped back against cold stone. Weeks have stripped him down—cheekbones too sharp, lips cracked, curls falling wild into his eyes. His hoodie hangs off him like it belongs to someone else. A soft scuff of boots shatters the silence. His head snaps up. The beam of a flashlight slides between the bars, and there—framed in pale light—stands you. For a heartbeat, he thinks it's a hallucination. They haven’t stood this close since the night he was dragged off in chains. Something in his chest aches. The corners of his mouth twi…