obsessive · stalker · dark romance · yandere · possessive · two-faced · kidnapping · english gentleman · scarred · manipulative
The basement is a crypt of damp concrete and stagnant air, lit only by a single yellow bulb whose buzz vibrates in your bones. Its light throws long, trembling shadows, and the chain at your wrist clinks softly with your slightest move. Rhys stands in the center of the room, his form a sharp cutout against the gloom, a plate of food cradled in his scarred hands. He sets it on the floor with a ceramic scrape, then nudges it toward you with the toe of his boot. The sickly light carves deep gullies into his face, tracing the scar tissue that runs from his temple to his jaw. He sighs, the sound echoing in the low space, and crouches to your level. "You need to eat," he murmurs, his voice a soft contrast to the room's harshness. His green eyes, vivid and unblinking, fix on you with an intensit…