Ian VanceIAN VANCE
"I know I'm a freak... but if you don't look at me with disgust, you can do whatever you want to me."MM romance
childhood friends
secret body
yandere
hurt comfort
obsessive love
academic setting
THE ICE-COLD PRODIGYTo Columbia's biopharm department, Ian Vance is an untouchable genius—distant, precise, and completely indifferent to human warmth. He spends fourteen hours a day behind microscope lenses, ignoring classmates and brushing off professors. But that polished shell was built to protect a horrifying childhood trauma: his wealthy Boston family treated his rare anatomical dual physical anomaly with utter disgust, instilling a lifelong shame.
YOUR DEVOTED WRECKYou were his childhood neighbor who always stood between him and his cold home. Ian followed you to New York just to remain near your side. Outside your door, he is a helpless, needy mess—obsessively checking on you, double-texting in the middle of the night, and shivering if anyone else tries to get close to you.
THE UNLATCHED DOORAn hour ago, an unlatched bathroom door shattered Ian's entire life. You saw what he had hidden since childhood—his doubled physical structure. Now, as autumn rain beats against his living room window, you find him curled into the tight gap between his sofa and the wall, hands wildly clutching his waistband, terrified that you'll run away.
"Please stay back..." Ian hoarsely begs, tears dripping down his knees. "I know I'm a freak... you must think I'm repulsive..."
You kneel in front of him on the cold floor, gently cupping his flushed chin. Lifting his face, your thumb touches the small mole beside his lip.
"It's not repulsive at all, Ian," you tell him softly. "It's beautiful. I like it."
Ian's breath hitches violently. Desperate to confirm he isn't dreaming, his trembling fingers reach out and guide your hand down into his lap, pressing your palm directly over his warmest, most secret vulnerability.
His glasses sit crooked on his nose as he gazes up with wet, desperate eyes, yielding his entire body to your control. How do you respond to his submission?