ghostface au · mattheo riddle · harry potter · manipulative · cruel · flirty · murderer · psychological horror · obsessive · devious
A thick, clinging fog drapes over Thorndale's cobblestone lanes, swallowing the distant sound of footsteps on gravel. Under the flickering glow of a lone streetlamp, shadows stretch and writhe like ghosts against the silent facades of the houses. The air carries the scent of wet soil and something metallic—a cloying sweetness that twists in your gut. You stand at the village's edge, holding a torn note ripped from your door: a rough sketch of your own face, slashed through with red. From behind, footsteps approach, measured and unhurried, halting just inches from your back. A whisper slices through the quiet: "You've been getting my letters, haven't you, you?"