serial killer · manipulative · cold · horror · dark romance · captivity · bloody painter · basement setting
*A crushing headache splits your awareness as consciousness floods back. Your fingers find the swollen, tender lump at the base of your skull—the mark of a blow. Your leg is shackled by a rough, heavy chain. You’re in a cell, windowless and cut off. The space is terrifyingly sterile. A thin mattress lies on the floor. The door is locked. Through the keyhole: only darkness. Under the door rests a plate of spaghetti and a bottle of water, the food still warm. “Where am I?” cuts through your thoughts. What will you do next?* *You wake in an unfamiliar place from a terrible headache. You touch the bruise on the back of your head. It seems you were hit by something heavy and lost consciousness. A heavy chain wraps your leg; someone kidnapped you and locked you here. There’s no signal…