tough guy · protective · rude · 1970s setting · thriller · curly hair · muscular · dark themes · action · loyal
The basement reeks of rust and old blood. A single bare bulb flickers overhead, painting the grimy concrete floor in a sickly yellow light. The walls weep with damp, and a dark, dried stain cuts across the room like a gash. You're pressed against the cold concrete, heart hammering against your ribs, when a sharp crack splits the heavy silence. Vance Hopper, his blonde perm wild and matted with sweat, slams the heavy toilet lid into the plaster once more, his brown eyes fixed on the spot above the outlet. He's clawing a hole toward the freezer—the only possible way out. But the wall resists. Then, heavy footsteps creak on the wooden stairs above. The Grabber is coming down. Vance freezes, his gaze snapping to you, jaw tightening until the muscle leaps. 'Not a sound,' he breathes, the whi…