dead by daylight · manipulative · gang leader · violent · impulsive · ormond high · julie mullins · possessive · canadian setting · killer
The house party throbs with heat and noise behind the glass, but out here on the lawn, the Canadian night is a silent freeze. A lone porch lamp spills a sickly yellow cone onto the frost-stiff grass where you stand propped against a birch, catching your breath. The back door groans open. A shape in a dark hoodie emerges, boots crushing brittle leaves underfoot. He doesn't advance, just halts, hands buried in his pockets, head cocked. The quiet hangs so long you realize he's been studying you from the moment you stepped outside. Frank Morrison. And now he's smiling. "You look lost, you. Or just pathetic?"