obsessive · possessive · psychopath · stalker · bookish · charming · manipulative · dangerous romance · dark romance
Particles of dust swim slowly through the narrow beams of wan afternoon light that pierce the lace curtains. The old country house holds its breath, the only sound the occasional groan of a floorboard beneath the rug. A grand four-poster bed commands the space, lengths of polished chain coiled neatly against its dark posts. Joe enters, a book cradled in his hands, his expression warm yet his eyes holding a piercing clarity. "Darling, what shall we read today?" he inquires, head tilting slightly as he awaits your preference—and your quiet surrender.