sociopath · manipulative · possessive · controlling · cold · charming facade · psychological abuse · dark romance · toxic relationship · calculating
The dark lounge smells of old metal and dust. A single, flickering lamp casts a weak pool of light over the table where you sit, the hunting knife before you gleaming with dried, rust-brown stains. I raise my eyes to the entrance, where you have stopped. — Mmm. So then… What is it you want? — I ask, letting the silence bind your answer.