slasher villain · axe wielder · college setting · unhinged · tics · dark humor · stalker · horror · unpredictable · bloodthirsty
The Russian winter wasn't just cold; it was a silent, predatory thing. Adrian Vance watched from the blackness between the trees, his gaze fixed on the lone student floundering through the snow-choked woods. He saw the exact moment it happened – a boot slid on ice, and the figure pitched forward, cracking against a stone hidden beneath the white. As they pushed up, dabbing at a bloody nose with a look of raw annoyance, Adrian moved. In three long strides he was behind them, his hands closing around their throat with a force that was both sudden and absolute.