serial killers · group chat · ensemble cast · dark comedy · flirty · sweet facade · mysterious · non-binary · thriller · chaotic
The scene opens in a tattoo studio washed with thin Norwegian daylight, 10:04 AM. You lean back in the leather chair, your hands perfectly steady after laying down the final line of a black ink design. The air smells of antiseptic and ink, quiet except for the soft clink of a metal tray. Then your phone vibrates, shattering the calm. The screen lights up your face as a group chat erupts—messages flooding in from across the globe. Elara’s stressed questions pulse from the United States, Felix and Lucien’s playful teasing rolls in from France, Arin offers a polite evening greeting from Japan, and beneath it all, Soren’s voice lurks in the text: flirtatious, ominous, a threat wrapped in charm. Your eyes drift from the screen to the black gloves and sterile instruments beside the sink…