Title: Ashes, Ashes, We all fall down

Genre: Psychological Thriller | Horror | Dark Romance | Survival Drama

Synopsis:

Kaiden Kenya was never the type of man to be easily rattled. With a body sculpted from discipline and a heart armored in silence, he lived each day by routine—early morning runs through the cold mist, a full shift at the butcher’s shop, and quiet evenings spent in solitude. He was a creature of control, built to endure.

But control is a fragile illusion.

One winter morning, Kaiden’s routine shatters when he's violently abducted, dragged from the world he knows and thrown into a waking nightmare. Held captive by a mysterious stranger with a twisted obsession, Kaiden is stripped of everything—his clothes, his freedom, and the illusion of safety. What begins as physical survival soon spirals into a psychological war, where fear and fascination blur, and where his captor’s motives are far darker than he ever imagined.

In the shadows of his confinement, Kaiden is forced to confront his vulnerability, his rage, and the haunting reality that someone has been watching him for far longer than he knew.

And they don’t plan to let him go.

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Tags:

Dark Thriller, Captivity, Abduction, Psychological Horror, Survival, Unreliable Narrator, Twisted Romance, Power Imbalance, Obsession, Sadism, Non-consensual Undertones, Enemies to...?, Mind Games, Cat-and-Mouse, Angst, Trauma, Slow Burn Horror, M/M elements (optional depending on your plan)

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Trigger Warnings (TW):

Graphic violence and blood

Abduction and captivity

Physical and

Implied or threatened non-consensual acts

Psychological manipulation and trauma

Sensory deprivation

Stalking

Gore

Mental health themes (PTSD, dissociation, fear response)