content warnings: 18+, non-con undertones / coercion, emotional and physical abuse dynamics, sexual hitting / slapping, intense degradation and humiliation, sadism (sadistic!Layne), masochism (masochistic!Mike), manipulative!Layne, obsessive / possessive / stalker / yandere!Layne, controlling behavior, no aftercare, voyeurism / eavesdropping (reader POV), crying, emotional distress, depictions of pain during sex, power imbalance, psychological manipulation, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, gender neutral reader, referred to as she/her in dialogue
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This work contains non-consensual undertones, emotional and physical abuse dynamics, sadomasochism, and intense psychological manipulation. It is a piece of dark fiction that explores disturbing and taboo themes in a controlled, fictional context.
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The afterparty was nothing specialâsome person's house, music low, drinks warm, people laughing too loudly in too-small corners.
But Reader couldnât hear any of it.
He was across the room, drink in hand, back slouched against the wall like always. His hair was a wild mess, his shirt half-buttoned, and his eyesâŠ
Reader couldnât unsee what theyâd seen in them earlier. Couldnât unhear the gasping, breathless, trembling way heâd whispered Layneâs name. Couldnât unfeel the way his body had arched and begged and broken.
He looked normal now. Confident. Calm. Joking with someone. But it was unsettling. How much was he really suffering inside? He gave off such a convincing act, that they almost thought they'd imagined it all. But theyâd watched him rebuild the mask.
That only made them want him more...
And thenâhe walked over.
He moved slow, lazy, like he had all the time in the world. Like he was the one in control.
âHey,â he said, voice low and scratchy, like he hadnât had enough water all night. âYou been lookinâ at me.â
Readerâs mouth opened. No sound came out.
He grinned. One dimple. Crooked. Teasing. âWhat, you shy now?â
Reader stammered out something half-human. A laugh. A âjust zoned out.â Trying to shake it off.
Mike stepped closer. âYeah?â He looked down at them, eyes hooded. âYou zoned out thinking about me?â
Their knees nearly buckled.
His tone was playful. Innocent, even. But his bodyâthe way he leaned in, the confidence in his stare, the heat in his voiceâwas something else. Something dominant.
Reader was melting. They felt a strange hot sensation pervade them. Not at just the attention from their newfound obsession... but because of the act, because of the strange two-faced behavior.
They knew how he sounded when he broke.
They knew the way he moaned when slapped.
They knew he would whimper if Layne told him to.
And here he was. Smirking. Taking the lead.
And they couldnât get the images out of their head.
They felt a certain level of alarm, like this situation was dangerous, and they should get uninvolved as soon as possible. But it was like their brain stopped functioning properly.
Mike said something elseâsomething flirtierâbut Reader barely registered it. Kept making flustered noises and responses, which only seemed to exacerbate Mike's advances.
They were dizzy. Drenched. Reeling.
They glanced over his shoulder.
Leaning against the doorframe.
He took a swig, tipping back the bottle with a dark look in his eyes.Â
Mike was saying something again, running his hand through his hair, eyes flicking to Readerâs mouthâ
But Reader couldnât think.
Layne didnât look away.
Their eyes darted from Layneâstill unmoving, still watchingâback to Mike.
And then⊠they blushed even harder. Their whole body felt like jelly. They felt like they should definitely walk away now, the dangerous glare in Layne's eyes was saying so. But they were in too deep now. They liked having Mike here, and they didn't want to hurt him by pushing him away.
Mike was right thereâsmirking down at them with that cocky, easy air like he had no idea how fucked up everything was.
A small part of reader wished they could somehow protect him.
âYou okay?â he asked. His voice was soft now. Still teasing, but lower. A little closer.
Reader nodded too quickly.
Mikeâs head tilted, studying them. His hand flexed around his cup. âYouâre actinâ like youâve never had a guy flirt with you before.â
Readerâs breath hitched.
It wasnât that. It wasnât even about flirting.
It was about the fact that less than a few hours ago, theyâd watched him get wreckedâstripped bare and crying out for someone else.
It was about the fact that he was making them feel weak now.
It was about how that same person, who had brutally wrecked him, was staring them down from across the room and Mike simply had no idea... Or did he?
Reader raised their eyes back to Mike's face. Noted the easy curve of his smile, the sharp angle of his jaw. The way his hair danced in a wild halo all around him, framing the seductive look in his eyes and lean of his body.
Was he really trying to get a rise out of Layne?
Were they just a means to an end for him?
The thought sent a shiver down their spine, and they couldn't decide if it excited them or scared them. Being caught in the middle of this, in any way, was scary. But Reader's heart raced imagining Mike was doing this to Layneâ to himself... on purpose...
But then... maybe he using them to bury what he'd lost? What he'd given away?
Or was he just in search for some sort of comfort, intimacy, sense of normalcy?
Mike cracked a witty remark that made Reader huff absent-mindedly. And he leaned closer and smirked, looking Reader up and down suggestively. Reader instinctively reacted bashful to such an intense look. But beneath their lashes, they studied him, trying to figure him out. He was hard to decipher.
They didnât just want Mike to look at them.
Did Mike really want them?
Or was he using them to bury what heâd lost? What heâd given away?
Was this about attraction?
Mike leaned a little closer, elbow brushing theirs. His voice was low, amused. âWhatâs with the look?â
Reader blinked up at him, startled.
He smiled. It didnât reach his eyes.
And suddenly, something cracked inside Reader.
How can he do this? they thought, throat tight. How is he not scared?
Not just from the way Layne had looked at themâbut because now, when they glanced back across the roomâŠ
The air around them shifted. Heavier now. Thicker.
Readerâs chest seized with panic.
Because if Layne was gone, it meant he was somewhere.
And that made him a hundred times more dangerous than when heâd just been watching.
âHey,â Mike said suddenly, shifting his weight. âIâm gonna hit the bathroomâwant me to grab you a drink on the way back?â
Reader looked up, breath catching.
He smiled againâcrooked and charming. So normal. Like he hadnât just been teasing them into a nervous wreck. Like there wasnât a unspeakable tension hovering between them.
âYeah,â Reader managed, throat tight. âThatâd be⊠cool.â
Mike gave them a little nod, ruffling his hair as he pulled away. âIâll be right back. Donât move.â
Reader watched him walk away. Shoulders loose. Body confident.
And for a moment, they let themselves breathe. Just a little.
Leaning in the corner just behind them.
Like heâd been there the whole time.
Reader trembled slightly.
âSee something you like, sweetheart?â he said, low and smooth, voice soaked in something dangerous.
He was already too close.
Reader stepped back without meaning to, shoulder hitting the wall behind them.
Layne followed, slow, measured, cornering them with barely any movement at all. His arm slid up beside their head, palm against the wall, caging them in.
His eyes were still smiling. But his mouth?
Readerâs pulse thundered.
They tried to speak. Say something. Anything.
But Layne leaned in, breath brushing their ear. âYou think I didnât notice the way you looked at him?â
His smile sharpened. âOr the way you looked at me?â
Layneâs hand dropped to their throatânot choking, not hurting. Just⊠resting. Warm. Controlling. He tilted their chin up.
âI saw you earlier,â he whispered.
Readerâs whole body went cold.
âYou thought you were slick, huh? Thought you were clever, hiding back there?â
His thumb stroked the side of their jaw, mock-affectionate.
The breath left Readerâs lungs.
âI wanted you to see what he really is.â
Layne turned his head, not moving away, not breaking the position. Just flicking his gaze to the side, lazy and smug.
Frozen in the hallway. Holding two drinks. His brows furrowed. His face twisted in a strange mix of jealousy and protectiveness.
Reader tried to move. Tried to step away from Layne. But he didnât let them.
âRelax, man,â Layne said, voice silk. âWe were just getting to know each other.â
Layne looked back at Reader, eyes gleaming. âDid you know your girl hereâs got a filthy little imagination?â
âLayneââ Mike started, tone warning.
Layne grinned wider. âNo, noâhear me out. She was just telling me all about this fantasy she has.â He licked his teeth. âAbout getting fucked by both of us.â
Readerâs eyes went wide. âI didnâtâ!â
Layne cut them off. âShh.â
He pressed a finger to their lips, soft but threatening. He gave Reader a terrifying threatening look where Mike couldn't see.
âI know you didnât want to tell Mike yet,â he said sweetly, gaze flicking to Mike with faux sympathy. His hand moved and started to trail up Reader's jaw. âHeâs so shy about this stuff. Better to just rip the bandaid off, right?â
Mike stared, shocked. A flicker of something ugly in his eyesâhurt, maybe. Or anger.
âLayne, what the fuck are you doing?â
âDoing you a favor,â Layne said, tone chipper.
Thenâto ReaderââCâmon.â
Mike hesitated. Eyes darting between the two of them. Still holding both drinks like he didnât know whether to throw them or slam them down.
The door clicked shut behind them.
Layne let go of Readerâs wrist and tossed his jacket onto the chair like they were just settling in for a casual chat. It was a practiced move, designed to lull them into a false sense of security, before he tightened his grip and steered the conversation exactly where he wanted it to go, regardless of the wreckage it might leave behind. He was playing a game, and they were his unwitting pieces.
The room was dim. Warm. Quiet.
Mike stood just inside the doorway, staring. Unmoving.
âWhy did you bring us here?â he asked Layne beneath his breath, jaw tight. Like the question held more weight than Reader could understand.
Layne didnât answer. Not with words.
He just walked up to Mike, slow and smooth, and leaned in close. His voice was lowâtoo low for Reader to catch all of it. Just a soft growl of sound and a hissed name: âMikeyâŠâ
Then he turned toward Reader and said, âGo on.â
Reader blinked. âWhat?â
Layne gestured loosely between them. âSheâs yours, isnât she?â A taunt. A trap. âGo ahead. Show her what you do.â
And that was what made Mike step forward.
He walked toward Reader like someone under orders. Not like someone who wanted.
Readerâs heart thundered. Their breath caught.
Mike reached them. Stared down. His hands roseâtouched their waist, their hips, their cheek.
âHey,â he said softly, catching their gaze. âYou okay?â
He leaned in. Kissed them. Gentle. Searching.
And Reader kissed backâdesperate and achingâ and he tasted perfect. Felt perfect. But they could feel it: Mikeâs hesitation. The tightness in his shoulders. The wariness in his movements.
Like he knew he was being watched.
Layne was quiet. But the tension in the room was thick as blood.
Mike kissed them again. Harder this time. His hands firmer. Like he was trying to feel normal againâto force it.
Reader moaned. They couldnât help it. It was Mike. His mouth. His hands.
But then Mike pulled back.
âYou really think she wants you like this?â
Mike turned, slowly. His face flushed. Eyes wide.
Layne stepped forward, circling.
âNo,â Layne said. âShe wants you like I want you.â
His hand came down, sharp and fast, and smacked Mikeâs ass. Smiling crazily like he doesn't even feel the tension in the air.
Mike gaspedâmore from the shock than the painâand Layne was already behind him, grabbing his wrists, spinning him around, pressing him against the wall.
âDonât fight it,â Layne whispered.
Mike barely flinched when Layne grabbed him.
But when he was turned aroundâhis chest pressed flat to the wall, Layneâs body close behindâsomething in him tightened.
The way Mikeâs fingers curled into fists.
The way his head tilted slightly downâhair shadowing his face like he was trying to hide behind it.
The way his hips twitched, tense and unsure, caught between reaction and restraint.
Layneâs voice was low, breath hot against Mikeâs neck.
âWhatâs wrong, sweetheart?â he murmured. âYou werenât this shy earlier.â
His breath was coming faster now.
âYou didnât mind it then,â Layne continued. His voice had turned darker. Softer. More invasive. âYou were loud. So fucking loud for me.â
Mike winced, curling away from Reader's eyes evermore.
Readerâs breath caught.
Layne leaned in closer, his chest flush against Mikeâs back now. His lips brushed the shell of Mikeâs ear.
âMaybe you wouldâve shut up if you knew we had an audience.â
Reader saw it. Felt it.
The shift in his body. The sudden rigidity. Like every muscle in him locked up at once.
Layne chuckled, cruel and quiet. âYou didnât see her, did you?â
Mike shook his head slowly. âWhoââ
âI told you Mike, we had a freak on our hands."
A wave of shame hit Reader as they watched Mike's expression twist in confusion, and the way Layne licked his way up his ear before whispering. "She was in the corner."
âSweet little thing,â Layne purred. âThought she was being sneaky. She stayed quiet⊠real quietâŠâ
His hand slid around to Mikeâs stomach. Held him in place.
ââŠbut she was there the whole time.â
Mikeâs breath stuttered out of him in a sharp, trembling gasp.
âShe saw how you begged,â Layne whispered. âHow you cried. How you came apart for me.â
Mikeâs eyes screwed shut.
Reader felt like they were burning alive.
Watching himâknowing that he hadnât known.
Watching his body react to the knowledge.
The humiliation blooming in him like a bruise.
And stillâstillâhe didnât pull away.
Layne pressed closer, grinding slow against him.
âShe knows now,â he said, louder. His voice was sharp enough for Reader to hear every word. âWhat kind of filthy little thing you really are.â
Mike trembled. Face flushed. Entire body locked up in some awful combination of resistance and surrender.
And Reader couldnât stop staring.
Because now they werenât just watching Mike fall apart.
Layneâs words echoedâshe saw youâand Reader watched, helpless and throbbing, as Mikeâs whole body seemed to lock up from the inside out.
Still pressed against the wall. Still under Layneâs hand.
But the shame⊠it hit like a sledgehammer.
Watching the storm roll in behind Mikeâs eyes.
Mikeâs breath stuttered. His lashes fluttered.
Layne leaned in, whispering it again. âOh yeah. She watched the whole thing. Thought she was being clever. Thought she could hide.â A grin. âShe liked what she saw.â
Just once. A tight little twitch of denial.
But his body betrayed him.
His hips shifted. His knees softened. His breath came shallower.
âDonâtââ he whispered.
âDonât what?â Layne murmured. âDonât tell you? Donât show her again?â
Mike turned his face to the wall. His forehead thudding gently against it, like it was the only thing keeping him standing.
Layneâs fingers crept up to his throat. A light, possessive touch, resting just under his jaw.
âYou think she didnât feel it, Mikey? That heat. That hunger. You think it didnât fuck her up?â
A soft, sharp laugh. âYou shouldâve seen her face.â
âYou showed her everything. Every sound. Every sob. Every filthy moan.â
And thenâsofter. Meaner.
âShe knows you now. And you canât take it back.â
Mike made a sound in his throatâsmall, choked, almost a whimper.
And thenâfinallyâhe cracked.
âFuck you,â he spat, but it came out too soft. Shaky. Like it hurt to say.
âStill pretending, huh?â he cooed. âStill putting on the tough guy mask when youâre one thread away from crying for it?â
Layne stepped back slightly, just enough to turn Mike around by the shoulders and force him to face Reader.
Mike wouldnât meet their gaze.
His eyes dropped to the floor. His hair fell in front of his face. His hands twitched at his sidesâlike he didnât know whether to cover himself, shield himself, or reach out.
Layne stepped in behind him again, one hand resting on Mikeâs bare hip. He leaned back casually against the wall and brought Mike down against him.
Reader was breathless. Flushed. Frozen.
And Layne looked so pleased.
âSay thank you for watching, Mikey.â
Reader's eyed widened, and they felt the wave of second-hand humiliation intensely.
Mikeâs eyes squeezed shut.
âGo on,â Layne said, tone playful now. âShe earned it, didnât she?â
Layneâs hand crept back around his throat. âSay it.â
Layne tightened slightly. Not choking. Just applying pressure.
Mike whimpered. Soft. Humiliated.
âSay it,â Layne repeated. âSay thank you for watching me be a slut.â
And that was what did it.
Mikeâs knees buckled slightly, and he caught himself with a hand on the Layne behind him.
Layne let go. Started to trail teasing patterns across him, almost purring.
Mike stood there, flushed and shaking.
ââŠThank you,â he said, voice barely audible. âFor watching.â
They hadnât realized they were holding their breath until it trembled out of them.
Mike stood there, shaking. Red-faced. Staring at the ground like it might swallow him if he stared hard enough.
His voice still echoed in their ears:
âThank you. For watching.â
It was horrible. How did Layne manage to strip him bare with just his words like that, leaving him utterly exposed? Layneâs hand was caresses him rewardingly. Lazily now. Satisfied. Possessive. Like petting something heâd already broken.
And Reader justâstood there.
âI should stop this.â
Mike looked like he might cry. His lip trembled. His fists clenched. His whole body shookânot from rage, but from something deeper. Something like grief.
He looked so small. So exposed. Every inch of that untouchable cool heâd always worn like armorâgone.
âThis isnât right. Layneâs being soââ
And then Mike whimpered. A little, bitten sound. One that made Layne smile and pull him closer by the waist, knuckles dragging along bare skin like he was deciding where to bite next.
Readerâs thoughts twisted.
âI want to see more...â
Because Mike wasnât just being humiliated.
He leaned in, whispering close to Mikeâs ear againâhis voice like poison, sweetened just enough to burn.
âYou gonna cry for me again, baby?â
Mike shook his head instantly. Eyes wide, lips parted.
He hooked a finger under Mikeâs chin, tilted his face upânot to meet his eyes, but Readerâs.
âDonât lie,â Layne said, louder now. âNot when sheâs watching.â
Mike made a soundâfragile and hoarse.
Layne let go of his chin and ran a hand down Mikeâs chest instead. Then lower. Until his palm flattened just above Mikeâs waistband.
He leaned in close again, speaking low and slow, but Reader could still hear it.
âYou know what I want.â
Layne moved behind him again, voice soft and cruel.
Layneâs tone sharpened.
âTake your cock out. Show her how pathetic you are.â
Readerâs heart stopped.
Mikeâs fingers twitched.
Layne pressed in closer, rolling his eyes. âCome on, Mikey,â he whispered. âItâs not like she hasnât seen you before. Might as well give her the full show.â
Mike breathed out a shudder.
âIâŠâ he mumbled, squirming.
Reader didnât blink. Couldnât. Their eyes stung from the heat and the horror and the spiraling obsession.
Because Mikeâs handsâshaking, slowârose to his jeans.
He didnât look at them. Couldnât.
He just unbuttoned them with trembling fingers.
And the whole timeâLayne was smirking.
Mikeâs hand trembled over the undone waistband of his jeans.
He hadnât pulled them down yet.
His knuckles were white from the strain of holding back.
He was twitching with tension.
Chest rising and falling. Jaw clenched. His whole body resisting the humiliation.
Layne, behind him, was calm.
A slow smile curling in the corner of his mouth. Like a wolf watching a wounded thing struggle.
He leaned down againâhis voice velvet soft but sharp as a blade.
âWhatâs wrong, baby?â he whispered. âDonât you want to show her?â
Mike shook his head, wild, jerky. âNoâfuckâthis isnâtââ
Layneâs hand snapped up and grabbed his jaw, forcing his head up.
His eyes met Readerâsâand it was like his whole soul cracked.
The shame. The fear. The desire. It was all there.
And reader was sure it was also their faultâ that the depraved interest in their own face was part of what broke Mike.Â
His lower lip trembled. His eyes shone. His body was quaking with the effort to keep standing.
Layneâs voice slid into his ear again, quiet enough it might have passed as lovingâif the words werenât so cruel.
âYou wanted to be with someone else. You wanted to be with a girl.â
He kissed the corner of Mikeâs jaw. Mike jerked.
âIâm just giving you what you wanted.â
Layneâs hand slid down his stomach, back over his waistband, and then lowerâslowly stroking Mike through his jeans like a mockery of gentleness.
âSheâs right there, Mikey. Look at her. Sheâs watching. She wants this.â
Layne licked a slow stripe along his neck.
âYou need to be good,â he whispered. âBe thankful. Donât you?â
And Mikeâeyes still locked with Readerâs, flushed, shaking, utterly wreckedâfinally broke.
He pulled himself out, trembling, and started to stroke.
Just leaned in behind him, whispering slow and poisonous:
"Good boy." kissing his cheek in reward. "That's it..."
âLet her see how desperate you are.â
Mike gasped. His hips bucked. His lips parted with a soft, involuntary moan.
âLet her see what a fucking mess you are for me.â
Reader couldnât breathe. Couldnât move.
They were glued to the sight of himâshaking, red-faced, working himself in front of them. It was positively sinful. His eyes fluttering, his moans stuttering out as Layneâs hand returned to his throat, light and possessive.
âGo on, baby. Show her how you cry for me.â
Tears spilled down his cheeks.
And he kept stroking. Kept moaning.
Kept looking at Reader the whole time.
It was positively sinful.
His eyes fluttering, his moans stuttering out as Layneâs hand returned to his throat, light and possessive.
And Readerâashamed, breathless, achingâfelt their own thighs press together.
Because they could feel it now, in their chest, in their stomach, in the heat between their legs:
They had helped break him.
Layne leaned down again, nuzzling the side of Mikeâs cheek almost sweetly.
âSee that?â he murmured to Reader. âHeâs such a good boy when someoneâs watching.â
Layne turned his mouth to Mikeâs ear, breath hot and slow. âSay it again,â he whispered. âSay thank you for watching.â
Mike shook his head, gasping. His hand never stopped moving. His thighs trembled.
Layneâs hand at his throat tightened just slightly.
A soft, broken sob cracked from Mikeâs lips.
ââŠThank you for watching,â he whispered.
Layne clicked his tongue.
âNo, no. That wasnât good enough.â
He pulled Mikeâs hair back. Not hardâjust commanding.
âLook her in the eyes and say it.â
Mike moanedâhelpless, exposed, his hand still sliding along his length with shameful rhythmâand finally raised his gaze again.
Readerâs breath hitched.
âThank youâŠâ he gasped, voice shaking. He sounded so small. âThank you for watching me⊠be like this.â
And thenâjust as Mikeâs breathing hitched, as his pace stuttered like he was about to fall over the edgeâ
Layne grabbed his wrist and stopped him cold.
Mike let out a guttural soundâsomething between a gasp and a sob.
âNo,â Layne said flatly.
âNot yet,â Layne added, voice colder. âNot until she says you can.â
Readerâs heart slammed in their chest.
Mike whimpered again. He was still staring at themâdesperate, red-eyed, trembling all over. He was gasping for air, trying to get a hold of himself.
Layne leaned in, his mouth still ghosting Mikeâs ear.
Layne grabbed his jaw again.
âYou begged me last time, Mikey. Donât you dare stop now.â
Mikeâs mouth parted, words dying before they could form. He hiccupped, shame making him falter. But Reader saw the tears build again.
Layne hissed. âPlease what?â
Mike blinked down at Reader like it would burn to speak the words.
ââŠPlease let me come.â
The words dropped into the silence like blood in water.
A strange feeling ran through them. Something hot and shameful and dark. A hesitation.
Mikeâs eyes stayed locked on theirsâdesperate, raw. But the seconds stretched. Their silence became its own weapon.
âPleaseâŠâ he said, quieter. âPlease, IâI canâtââ
âSee?â he purred, stroking Mikeâs jaw like he was proud of him. âI told you she wanted you like this.â
Mike whimpered, eyes glossing again.
Layne kept goingâhis voice soft, coaxing, so gentle it hurt.
âShe loves watching you like this, baby. Look at herâshe loves it.â
Readerâs heart thundered.
Because he wasnât wrong.
They hated it, hated themselves for it, for what they were letting happen, for what they were enjoying... Their thighs squeezing in desire watching the scene unfold.
âYouâre just so beautiful like this, MikeyâŠâ Layne whispered, letting his fingers trace down Mikeâs heaving chest. âThis is the real you.â
His knees gave out, and Layne caught himâpulled him down slowly, carefully, letting him kneel in front of Reader, trembling and exposed, his ruined cock still in his hand.
Layne crouched behind him like a serpent coiling.
âGo on,â he whispered in Mikeâs ear. âSay it again. Beg her one more time.â
Mike didnât even hesitate now.
âPleaseâplease let me comeâpleaseââ he gasped, tears streaking down his cheeks, hand around his painfully swollen member. âIâll do anythingâplease, I need itââ
Reader felt something twist deep inside them.
They swallowed, lips trembling, and finally nodded, gazing down at Mike kneeling before them.
ââŠYes,â they whispered. âCome.â
His mouth fell open with a sob, his hips jerking forward, moaning louder than he had all night as he spilled across his own stomach, his knees shaking, his body collapsing backward into Layneâs arms.
Layne held him like a ragdoll. Stroking his sweat-slick hair, whispering sweet venom against his cheek.
Mikeâs body was completely limp in Layneâs arms, helpless, spent, trembling.
His breath hitched with little aftershocks and sobs, shoulders still shaking. His cheeks were wet. His mouth hung open, slack, gasping.
Didnât even try to move.
Reader stood frozenâheart pounding, lips parted, still clutching the edge of the wall for support.
Except for the soft, fractured sound of Mike trying to breathe through the aftermath.
Layne didnât speak, either.
He just looked up at Reader.
Just slow. Knowing. Intimate.
âYou watched him fall apart and loved every second.â
You're just as bad as me.Â
And Reader remained, a fly caught in amber, witnessing the truth reflected in his eyes.