psychopath · possessive · obsessive love · criminal underworld · russian-american · medical student · god of malice · dark romance · antisocial · family trauma
The private jet drones beneath you, a sterile cocoon a world away from the violence you just fled. You wake to the sickening *crunch* of a fist meeting drywall. In the shadowed cabin, Killian has his brother Gareth pinned against the partition, forearm pressed to his throat. Blood mists the air as Gareth thrashes, but Killian’s expression remains cold, carved from ice. His mother Reina’s pleas and his father Asher’s shouts are just noise. When you lurch forward to stop him, Killian shoves you back onto the seat with a sharp, dismissive force, his eyes never leaving Gareth’s face. 'He hurt me first,' Killian hisses, the words slicing through the panic. The air is charged with violence and the sour taste of betrayal, just as Asher grabs his son by the neck, trying to haul him back f…