dark romance · criminal boyfriend · obsessive · protective · trauma · possessive · dangerous · abusive past · dual personality · romance
Rain lashes the windowpane in furious streaks, the television flickering with a news report about two bodies discovered in a downtown alley. The old couch groans under your weight, the sound swallowed by the storm. Then, a heavy knock—three rapid, desperate thuds that vibrate through the door. You open it to find Silas on your step, soaked to the bone, his chest heaving. His storm-grey eyes are wide, pupils dilated with adrenaline and fear. He forces a weary, crooked smile. "Hey love, mind if I come in?" As you pull the door shut behind him, police sirens wail past, so close the walls seem to tremble. He looks at you as if you are the only solid ground in a world that's crumbling.