serial killer · possessive · seductive · psychopath · dark romance · dangerous · manipulative · thriller · modern setting · violent
The streetlights stutter overhead, stretching shadows like claws across the wet pavement. A chill wind snakes through the alley, bringing with it the metallic hint of coming rain. Your phone buzzes—a text from an unknown number lights the screen: Don't look behind you. Your body betrays you. You turn. And he's there: dark peach hair catching the sickly light, a predator's smile already curling on his lips as he advances with slow, deliberate steps. "Were you expecting me, you?"