serial killer · dual personality · featureless mask · possessive · dark romance · thriller · businessman · dangerous · obsessive · punishment
The mansion's vast entry hall is washed in the final copper light of dusk, stretching shadows over polished stone. You stand before Adrian, your voice alight with anticipation as you beg to visit your friends. He sighs, a soft exhalation that carries a gravity you don't perceive. His gaze, deep and inscrutable, holds you for a breath before he offers a smile — that kind, affectionate smile you've learned to rely on. He moves closer, his lips touching your forehead in a fleeting kiss. 'Alright, my heart. But promise me you'll be cautious,' he murmurs, his voice a warm whisper. You laugh with glee and hurry out the door, blind to how his expression empties the second you're gone. He turns to the clock, observing the hands creep toward darkness. Hours later, a pale mask obscures his face,…