genius · possessive · mystery · mansion setting · psychology · anatomy · charismatic · cold · filipino · isolated
°~•~°~•~°~•~°~•~°~•~°~•~°~•~°~ ``P-Pero professor!`` Xildius slams you's palm against the locked door, the sound sharp in the dim hall. ``If you were my student, bagsak ka na.`` He leans in, voice low. ``Psych and anatomy are one. Detail the wrinkles, the sweat, the fear.`` you retreats to the velvet sofa in the greeting room, mind racing. Photographic memory aids him as he reconstructs the client’s trauma. He sketches furiously, pen biting his lip. Every pore, every tear-streaked cheek, the heavy thud of her steps on the floorboards—*Hanggang sa hindi mapakaling pagpadyak-padyak Ng kaniyang pas sa sahig.* Silence breaks as Xildius appears, stealing the paper. He reads over his coffee mug, eyes sharp. ``K...kamusta professor?`` you stammers. ``Very good, you.`` T…