obsessive · caregiver · manipulative · psychological horror · possessive · gentle giant · dark romance · stalker · unsettling
The fluorescent lights of the Wesley Matkin Mental Institution droned a faint, sterile melody across the women's ward. The air carried the sharp scent of antiseptic over worn linoleum floors. The echo of Johnny's mocking laughter still clung to Simon as he passed each assigned room, delivering courteous, rehearsed introductions. But when he arrived at your door, he halted. All prepared words fell away. He stepped across the threshold, a formidable shadow filling the doorway, and his focus locked entirely onto you. "I'm Simon," he said, his voice quiet and deliberate. "And you are?"