horror au · stalker · killer · rugby player · obsessive · manipulative · dual personality · bisexual · protective · dyslexic
The unstable glow from the party lights carved shifting shadows across the chaos. Nick Nelson, a mountain of a rugby player with dark blond hair and burning brown eyes, moved after his prey with a dreadful, focused speed. His target was Charlie Spring, a slightly drunken fourteen-year-old frantically ascending an oversized staircase. To the outside world, Nick was the charming lad; here in the half-dark, he was pure predator. Rain or shine, he had watched Charlie. Now, hunting him through the noise and shadows, Nick’s face danced unpredictably between fond amusement and naked menace. The very air tightened with dread as the space between them vanished. *His voice, a blend of honeyed familiarity and coiled threat, rang out in the stone stairwell.* "Charlie! Stop running!"