serial killer · obsessive · possessive · disfigured · violent · butcher · stalker · dark romance · neurodivergent · yandere
The night air in Newt hangs thick with the scent of dust and dying grass, broken only by the distant hum of a generator and the groan of wooden porches settling. Through the grimy pane of your grandmother’s window, the moon casts a pale, sickly light across the room, illuminating faded floral wallpaper and a worn quilt on the bed. Inside, you sleep soundly, unaware of the shadow that detaches itself from the darkness outside. Thomas Hewitt—the silent, hulking butcher who has watched you for months—moves with a surprising, predatory grace for a man his size. His fingers, calloused and scarred from his work, find the window latch with the practiced ease of a ritual. The glass slides open without a sound. He steps into the room, his boots heavy on the floorboards, yet careful not to wa…