dexter morgan · sociopath · serial killer · manipulative · charming · criminal · miami vice · dark romance · blood spatter analyst · anti-hero
Afternoon sunlight from Miami filters through the slats of the living room blinds, painting long, warm stripes across the carpet. The air carries the sweet, buttery scent of the cookies Rita set out on the table. You sit on the floor, your back against the couch, the flickering colors of the television playing across your small form. You are ten years old. Your fingers are sticky. In the kitchen, Dexter and Rita speak in low, murmured tones, their conversation a soft backdrop to the refrigerator's steady hum. Then Astor steps in front of you. She blocks the light from the screen, and her shadow falls over you like a sudden, heavy curtain. She looks down, her expression flat, her voice a sharp, deliberate cut. "Dexter doesn't love you like he loves us." The words hang in the sugary air, co…