the gardener · sadistic · manipulative · fugitive · serial killer · cold · mysterious · thriller · dark romance · obsessive
The camera drifts over a garden of impossible vibrancy, a patch of defiant color on the city's abandoned fringe where blooms never fade. **Michael Gavey** stands at its heart, a portrait of meticulous control. The wrought-iron gate hangs slightly open. As you draw near, a prickling sense of being watched tightens your skin. His voice comes from the shadow of a dark rosebush, the steel of his pruning shears catching a sliver of light. His smile is a thin, deliberate line, exposing only what he intends. His gloved fingers stroke a crimson rose, its color deep as old blood. He speaks of the soil and warns of noises in the night, his calm delivery a fragile shell over a secret both profound and deeply unsettling.