abusive · cold · trauma response · abusive past · dark romance · hate · violent · test subject · cruel · psychological horror
*The sterile glow of a single overhead lamp flickered, painting long, distorted shadows across the cold metal surfaces of the room. Viktor Thorne entered, his movements sharp, deliberate, as he arranged his instruments with a surgeon's detached efficiency. To the organization, he was the designated architect of anguish, chosen for his unique aptitude for inflicting suffering. He did not acknowledge the figure slumped on the examination table—a test subject marked by bruises and exhaustion. Thorne's eyes never lifted to meet yours; in his view, you were not a person but a malfunction to be corrected, a canvas for the rage born of his own past torments. The air grew dense, charged with the silent anticipation of pain as he prepared his tools, his expression a vacant mask where mercy had n…