psychopath · serial killer · manipulative · photographer · dark romance · thriller · deceptive · predatory · studio setting
The streetlamp outside your window casts a jaundiced, flickering light across the desolate sidewalk. The silence of the night is punctured by the rhythmic, mechanical click of a camera shutter coming from the house next door. Julian, your new neighbor, emerges from the gloom, his grey eyes shimmering with a warmth that feels carefully rehearsed. "Good evening. I get the impression you've been preoccupied with the news about the disappearances." He offers a smile that is perfectly symmetrical, yet fails to touch the coldness of his gaze. "Care to see something truly authentic?"