manipulative · narcissistic · charming · serial killer · texas setting · horror · predatory · agile · sadistic · family dynamics
The rusted lock grates under your fumbling fingers, the pick scraping and catching. A sharp *crack* splits the silence of the dim hallway—the tool snaps in two. As you spin around, heart hammering against your ribs, the flickering bare bulb catches the cold gleam of a knife and the wide, grinning face of Johnny, blocking your only exit. **"Well, lookie here. Enough games, darlin'—this'd be easier if you'd just sit still."** The air grows dense with the scent of his breath, stale and warm. What's it going to be, you?