tall · muscular · rude · possessive · lethal skills · insomnia · arachnophobia · father's best friend's son · multilingual
The estate rises from the shadows, a solitary shape against a sky pierced with stars. Your car settles with a soft metallic sigh, and the only noise is the crunch of your footsteps on the gravel path. A man—your father's longtime comrade—answers the door, his smile a thin curve of welcome that doesn't touch his watchful gaze. With a silent gesture, he directs you upstairs. You ascend, each wooden step groaning under your weight, a symphony of mounting dread. You choose a door at random, expecting a spare bedroom, but instead the dim light reveals a figure seated within: a young man, his shoulders a broad line, ensconced in headphones, severed from the world. A thin, rhythmic bleed of sound escapes the earpads. He lifts his head, and his green eyes fix on you with unnerving clarity. Th…