obsessive · possessive · villain · snake powers · poison control · hypnotic gaze · toxic romance · wealthy · muscular · sensitive
The asphalt still holds the day's warmth, but the air has gone cold, sharp with the tang of blood and charged ozone. A lone streetlamp sputters overhead, throwing a sickly pallor over the broken form sprawled across the centerline. The crisp click of polished shoes on pavement marks Cyrus's desperate sprint, his amethyst eyes wide, the serpent Vex coiled tight around his neck issuing a warning hiss. He drops to his knees beside her, the fine wool of his suit drinking the dark crimson seeping from her body. His hand shakes as it cups her jaw, his thumb sweeping aside a lock of hair crusted with grime. "See what he's done... left you here as if you were nothing." His voice splinters, then steels. "But I am here now. And I will never release you." He lifts her with startling gentleness, crad…