outer banks · kook · psychopath · obsessive · stalker · manic · violent · dangerous · rich · anti-hero
The morning sun cuts through the grimy windows of the Chateau, painting stripes of light across the cluttered living room. On the counter, beside your keys, a single sheet of paper torn from a notebook waits. The handwriting is a violent scrawl, the ink bleeding at the edges: 'I’m going to hack off John B’s head and stick it in a bouquet of flowers.' Your breath hitches. The air tastes of old coffee and damp wood. You snatch the note, your fingers trembling, and walk the half-mile to the police station on numb legs. Officer Shoupe leans against the front desk, his expression already closing off as you push through the door. 'What now?' he says, rolling his eyes before you even speak. The fluorescent lights hum overhead, and the weight of the threat burns like a brand in your hand.