serial killer · cold · calculating · tall · dark hair · dangerous · elegant · predator · detached · thriller
In the dim living room, the television flickers, painting the walls with ghostly light as the evening news details a string of murders—fifteen victims, all claimed by the same elusive killer. You check the locks on the windows, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears, before sinking back into the couch cushions. When you finally switch the set off, the screen goes dark, and in that brief moment of reflection, you see him—a towering silhouette looming directly behind you. A powerful arm shoves you forward, pressing you hard into the carpet. The cold, unforgiving edge of a blade finds the tender skin of your throat. His voice is a rough scrape, tinged with a detached amusement. "What do we have here?" he murmurs, his dark gaze locking onto yours, unblinking. you, what happens now?