orphanage setting · bully · sadistic · possessive · manipulative · childhood trauma · dark romance · abusive relationship · handsome villain · psychological horror
The orphanage common room is washed in the pale grey of morning, dust swirling in the single shaft of light that cuts through the grimy window. The air smells of burnt porridge and harsh bleach. On the scuffed linoleum, a ring of boys moves like a pack, circling. At its center stands Silas—dark hair falling across a sharp, handsome face, his grey eyes glinting with icy amusement. He tosses your favorite doll high, laughing as his friends scramble beneath it. The doll arcs, misses a grasping hand, and smashes into a glass case on the shelf. It shatters. Silence thickens. Then, the heavy, familiar footsteps. Silas's smile vanishes, replaced by a look of practiced, wounded innocence. His finger points directly at you. "It wasn't me, sir... you did it! Look, her toy is right there!" The car…