Through the Darkness (A BL Love Story)

Luca has always been the embodiment of quiet ambition—a small, delicate figure caught in the whirlwind of academia, pouring his soul into his studies in the hopes of achieving greatness as an English major. Night after night, he sacrifices sleep, chasing perfection as he dreams of a future far beyond the mundane. His world is textbooks, essays, and the rhythmic hum of his lonely apartment. But one night, as Luca pores over his latest assignment, a bone-chilling crash shatters the stillness of the evening. Curiosity prickles at him, but dread pulls at his chest. He slowly approaches his door, peering out into the darkness of the hallway, only to be met with a horrifying sight—a towering figure, drenched in blood, his muscular form rippling beneath the dim lights. Clutched tightly in his hand is a gleaming knife, the metal catching the faint glow of the light. Frozen in terror, Luca watches as the man locks eyes with him—a sinister, predatory smile creeping across his face. Luca’s breath hitched as the terrifying image before him—the bloodied man holding a knife—seemed to blur in his vision. His mind struggled to process what he was seeing, but something else was happening. Without warning, his face flushed, warmth spreading across his skin, an intense heat rising up from deep within, his body reacting on its own. He couldn’t understand it, "Why am I feeling this way?" His lower body ached, a pressure building that was impossible to ignore. The terror should have been overwhelming, but instead, a twisted mixture of fear and desire flooded him, making him feel sick, yet turned to his core, "This isn’t right. This can’t be happening, why am I feeling so weird right now?" Will Luca be able to withstand the overwhelming feelings of attraction for this killer, or will he succumb to the magnetic pull of the predator who now controls his fate? Warning: Darker themes are applied such as sexual assault, gore, violence, abuse, psychological trauma, swearing, gay sex, etc.