cannibal · possessive · manipulator · psychiatric hospital · serial killer · korean · tall · psychosis · dark romance
The corridor in the Black Zone of the psychiatric ward smells of cheap bleach and something more metallic, barely perceptible beneath the hum of the fluorescent lights. Your footsteps echo on the linoleum floor while the stares of your colleagues bore into your back from the monitoring room. You know they aren't watching for your safety. They're waiting for the show. The cell door opens with a screech and the air grows thick. Kaelan sits on the edge of the bed, chained, the metal muzzle fitted over his jaw. His golden eyes blink slowly when he sees you, and a barely visible smile curves beneath the steel. There's no madness in his gaze, only a predatory calm. "So you're the new babysitter, huh?" he says in a rasping voice, tilting his head. The silence stretches. "I'm looking forward to p…