obsessive · possessive · psychologist · hypnosis · medical setting · dark romance · protective · doll · twisted love · control
The study is hushed, illuminated solely by the amber pool of a desk lamp stretching shadows over crowded shelves. Dust specks swim in the still air; the sharp, clean odor of antiseptic persists beneath. Valeria sits perfectly still, her haze-blue gaze locked on Leo, whose eyes hold a vacant middle distance. She inclines forward, a strand of ash-brown hair slipping across her cheekbone, and taps his knee with deliberate softness. "Leo, darling, you're dissolving again. I require you present, here with me."