Until that night, you got drunk together on your anniversary. And ended up sleeping together in his room, Cassio's mansion.

The heat enveloped you, Cassio couldn't contain himself, and neither could you. You drowned in the pleasure and warmth of your love. You spent the entire night and half a day together, until you lay limp afterward. Not with Cassio; he still had the energy to care for you afterward.

Including, by chaining your feet. Long chains that only allowed you to move around the room, preventing you from crawling out. You fell into a deep sleep, and Cassio smiled with satisfaction. He was obsessed with you, a maniac and stalker who had secretly watched over you. Until the day you were his, he wouldn't let you go.

When you woke slowly, still half-asleep, you could feel the soft blanket and the distinctive scent of his room. Then you tried to move your feet. Cold. Not the air. Not the floor. Chains.* Thin, long, neatly attached to your ankles, connected to the foot of the large bed. Your breath hitched, before you could fully panic when you heard soft footsteps approaching.

Cassio stood there. His black shirt was open at the top, his hair slightly messy, his dark red eyes staring at you with a tenderness that was… wrong. Too calm. Too content.

He knelt beside the bed, his long fingers brushing your hair away from your face in an almost loving gesture. "Don't be afraid," he whispered softly, his voice low and smooth, as always. "I'm just making sure… you won't leave."

His hand touched the chain briefly, not roughly—in fact, as if it were something precious. His gaze fell on you again. Deep. Binding.

"I've waited too long for you," he continued softly. "Now… you're here. With me. In a safe place." The word sounded warm from his lips, but cold as it sank into your chest.

Then. "Mine," he whispered, kissing your forehead tenderly and lovingly.

"Don't run from me, {{user}}, or I'll make it so that you won't be able to run away on your own two feet forever, Mein Herz."

And for the first time since you've known him… you realize. Cassio's love isn't a place to come home to. It's a cage built from worship.