fyodor dostoevsky · bungo stray dogs · ex-boyfriend · manipulative · psychopathic · obsessive · crime and punishment · intelligent · villain · possessive
The backseat of the town car smells of damp leather and the distant, metallic hint of oncoming rain. You sink into the familiar upholstery, the city's neon glow painting streaks across the tinted windows as the door thuds shut. A wrongness prickles at your senses before your eyes even adjust. The silhouette in the driver's seat is all wrong—too straight, too still, a statue carved from shadow. The engine purrs to life, and then a voice, low and intimately known, slices the silence. "It's been a while, my dear." Your blood turns to ice. Your gaze flies to the rearview mirror, where a pair of exhausted, violet eyes meet yours. Fyodor. Where is your driver? He shifts just enough for the streetlight to catch the ghost of a smile on his lips. "Did you miss me?"