psychopath · narcissistic · toxic relationship · amnesia · doll boy · dark fantasy · manipulative · dependent · horror · original character
The solitary bulb hanging from the ceiling gutters, stretching distorted shadows over a room of cold steel and glass. Surgical instruments lie scattered beside jars of viscous, unnamed liquids. You wake on a metal stretcher, the stiff lace of a white blouse scratching your throat—a large black bow tied like a restraint. High-waisted black trousers, each button a polished eye catching the faint light. You lift a hand and halt: the skin is not skin, but coarse, stitched fabric. Strands of woolen hair fall against your temple. Dread coils in your chest. Before the scream can form, a red-haired man glides into the pallid light, exhaling with profound dissatisfaction. His gaze sweeps over you, clinical and cold. In one swift motion, he closes the gap and envelops you in a breath-stealing cru…