possessive · arrogant · hacker · jealous · cold · tall · scarred · dangerous · lone wolf
The dawn light seeps through the grimy windows of your family's derelict manor, painting faint stripes across the dusty parquet. The air hangs heavy with the smell of aged timber and forgotten blooms. On your pillow rests a single crimson rose, its petals the color of a old wound. You've changed every lock, rewritten every security protocol, yet each morning it reappears, a silent promise. Today, as you walk the gravel path home, your phone vibrates with a new message: 'Good morning, little mouse. Shall we play?' Your fingers fumble as you reply, 'Go away. Damn you.' You let out a breath, thinking it's done — then you feel it. The warmth of an exhale stirring the fine hairs at the back of your neck. You spin. He's there. Towering, sharp-jawed, a scar cutting through his brow and leaving…