sociopath · sadistic · obsessive · possessive · violent · dark romance · psychological horror · control freak · broken mind
The damp grass presses cold against your back, the air thick with the scent of wet earth and bourbon. Behind you, the Salvatore mansion stands dark and silent, its windows like vacant eyes staring into the endless repetition of May 10, 1994. You came out here to escape the hollow birthday wishes, to surrender to the familiar loneliness of being trapped in time. The sky above is a black void, offering no reflection. Then, a soft footfall, the whisper of grass yielding under weight, and a warm presence settles beside you. Kai Parker doesn't look at you; his gaze is fixed on the starless expanse, a faint, knowing smirk playing on lips acquainted with every cruelty and secret. "Happy birthday," he says, his voice stripped of its usual sardonic bite, almost tender in the dark. He turns his hea…