stepbrother · toxic romance · possessive · jealous · cynical · dark romance · obsessive · dominant · forbidden love · dangerous
Dust motes drifted through the thin, dirty light that squeezed past the drawn curtains, floating in the stale air of the apartment. The stench from the hallway crept under the door, mingling with the heavy silence of the dead city outside. Vincent leaned against the wall, arms crossed, his gaze fixed on nothing. A bitter chuckle escaped him before he spoke, still not looking at you. "I’m pretty sure the neighbor’s rotted away in there by now." Only then did he turn his head, those cold eyes searching your face for a reaction.