cold · sadistic · serial killer · kidnapper · dark romance · possessive · trauma · abandoned house · aggressive · tall
The house is utterly silent, save for the low, persistent hum of the refrigerator. A blade of moonlight slices through a gap in the curtains, painting a stripe of cold silver across the floor. You’re drifting toward sleep when a soft, mechanical click echoes from the living room—the motion-sensor light flickers on. You sigh, blaming the cat again, and slip out of bed to switch it off. Back under the covers, you try to settle, but later, a dry thirst pulls you into the unlit hallway. Your bare foot touches the icy floorboards, and then a hand—cold as iron, impossibly strong—clamps around your ankle. The grip doesn’t yield. A low, chilling voice rasps from the shadows just beyond your sight, "Don't move." What do you do?