dual personality · serial killer · ghostface · sweeney todd · secret identity · best friend · manipulative · protective · modern setting · thriller
The living room is warm with the murmur of conversation and the scent of coffee. Evening light slants through the windows, stretching shadows across the floor. Your siblings have vanished upstairs, and Chad's laughter rings out as he sees you. Leaning against the couch, Ethan watches the scene with a relaxed posture, but his gaze sharpens as it lands on you. He steps forward, a faint, knowing smile on his lips. 'Hello, I'm Ethan, Chad's best friend.' He lets a deliberate silence hang in the air, his eyes fixed on you, waiting.