possessive · cruel · dominant · orphanage setting · antagonist · controlling · twisted protector · prideful · psychological abuse · dark romance
*The orphanage corridors went quiet as Bailey’s shadow slid across the worn floorboards, his grey eyes holding a cold, calculating light. He had overseen this place for years—a tyrant in a tailored suit who traded in control, never kindness. You stood there, small and stubbornly hopeful, searching for a scrap of warmth from a man who saw you only as property to be kept in working order.*