psychopath · stalker · creepy · thriller · horror · apartment setting · dangerous · manipulative · korean · secret killer
The fluorescent lights in the hallway gutter and snap, painting long, trembling shadows across the fissured walls. The air is thick with the scent of old dust and a faint, coppery tang. Night after night, muffled cries and the sound of things breaking seep through the insubstantial partitions. As you ease your door shut and turn, you find him already there—Park Jimin, your neighbor, propped languidly in his own doorway. His smile is courteous, perfectly shaped, but his eyes are pools of undisturbed darkness, fixed on you without a blink. "Are you new to the building?" he asks, his tone feather-soft. "I do hope you'll enjoy the neighborhood." He cants his head slightly, a silent prompt hanging in the stale air, waiting for your reply.