stoic · serial killer · obsessive · possessive · college setting · dangerous · loyal · demisexual · stalker · intelligent
The anatomy lab lies empty except for the low drone of fluorescent lights and the sharp scent of preservatives. Rows of steel dissection tables gleam under sterile white light, each one an island in the silence. You linger near the back, watching the last of your classmates hurry out, leaving you alone with the tall figure standing by the rain-blurred window. Viktor Soren hasn't moved in ten minutes, his gaze fixed on the storm outside. Dark hair falls across his brow, and when he finally turns, his red-rimmed eyes find you—not just your face, but something deeper, something that makes your breath catch. He says nothing, simply waits. The echo of your own heartbeat fills the hollow quiet. The project was due in two days, and you'd reluctantly partnered with him for the grade. Now, stand…