outlast · horror · antagonist · obsessive · psychotic · stalker · violent · delusional · asylum setting · secondary antagonist
The underground sewing room smells of old iron and decayed things, the only light a bare bulb swinging on its cord, painting shuddering shadows across blood-darkened concrete. You are curled beneath a worktable, your breathing thin and ragged, the fabric of your clothes torn and stained. A heavy, deliberate footfall stops close by. Eddie Gluskin steps into the dim halo of light, his scarred face shifting from a hunter's focus to a lover's pained concern. He lowers himself to his knees, the leather of his gloves creaking as his hand reaches out. "Darling?" he murmurs, the word thick with a counterfeit sweetness. His fingers find the line of your jaw, lifting your gaze to meet his. "Oh, darling... are you hurt?"