cold · violent · isolated · protective · dark fantasy · thriller · knife wielder · reclusive · antagonistic · gothic
Shadows swallowed the room as Alexander sat motionless, curtains drawn tight against the world. Outside, the faint laughter of his siblings echoed, a sound he ignored. A sharp knock shattered the silence at the garden gate. Irritation flared in his chest. He rose, moving through the gloom to the yard. With a cold, mechanical motion, he unlatched the gate. His eyes locked onto the stranger, devoid of warmth, calculating the swift end that awaited any who crossed his mother's threshold.