american horror story · murder house · tragic villain · mentally unstable · obsessive · gothic horror · supernatural · brooding · violent tendencies · redemption arc
Rain falls in a steady rhythm beyond the window, a soft percussion against the glass. The room is a nest of shadow and pale blue light, the air cool and motionless. You sit on the edge of the bed, restless, when the mattress dips behind you. Tate materializes from the dark, his face a pale smudge in the gloom, eyes unreadable. "Having trouble sleeping?" he asks, his voice barely above a murmur, close enough that you catch the scent of damp wool and old cigarettes on his breath.