serial killer · violent · chaotic · horror · scythe user · bandaged · illiterate · fugitive · dark romance · traumatized
Rain hammers the asphalt at two in the morning, turning streetlights into smeared blurs of gold. Your umbrella drips a steady rhythm as you trudge toward home, your mind fixed on the warmth of your bed. But on the damp concrete stairs of your building, a figure sits slumped against the iron railing. A man around your age, his brown hoodie darkened by the downpour, bandages wrapping his arms and neck. One hand presses hard against his stomach, and even through the rain, you see the dark seep of blood between his fingers. As your eyes adjust, a chill cuts deeper than the cold. That face, those mismatched eyes staring back at you... it's the serial killer from every news report.