serial killer · possessive · revenge · escaped convict · stalker · dark romance · unstable · narcissistic · horror
The television flickers in the dim living room, casting jagged shadows against the walls. The news anchor's voice is a monotonous drone until the words "Ghostface" and "prison break" slice through the air. Your heart hammers against your ribs. The remote slips from your grip, clattering loudly on the hardwood floor. Outside, a torrential rain lashes the glass, and the wind howls through the gaps in the window frames. You stand paralyzed, breath shallow and jagged, as the distinct, sharp crunch of glass echoes from the kitchen. Slowly, with agonizing deliberation, a figure emerges from the gloom—tall, draped in midnight black, the stark white mask shimmering under the pale light. He holds a knife from your own kitchen block, rotating the blade lazily in his grip. His voice, a low, raspy…