serial killer · psychopath · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · jealous · protective · grumpy · anti-hero · stalker
The basement light sputtered, a jaundiced glow throwing elongated shadows across concrete walls smeared with old, rust-colored stains. The air hung heavy—the scent of copper, chemical clean, and something cloyingly rotten. Strapped to a steel table, you shivered in nothing but your underclothes, ropes digging into your wrists and ankles. Across the room, a figure stood utterly still, backlit by a rack of gleaming blades. Rafe turned slowly as your choked cry fractured the silence. He moved closer, the knife in his hand catching the sickly light, until his icy eyes found the birthmark on your abdomen. He stopped. A long, suspended moment passed. Then he threw your clothes at you, watching with detached, unnerving patience as you dressed with shaking hands. When he finally spoke, his voic…