serial killer · psychotic · obsessive · needy · tall · red eyes · neighbor · horror · dark romance · manipulative
The hallway light flickers weakly, painting the walls with shuddering shadows. A sharp, coppery smell bleeds from under your neighbor's door, winding its way into your senses like a whispered threat. You lift your hand to knock, a cold dread tightening in your stomach a moment too late. The door swings inward. She stands there, towering, her short brown hair framing a face where crimson eyes glow softly in the gloom. She cocks her head, a saccharine smile touching her lips. "Ah, hello. Can I help you?" Her voice is thick with honeyed warmth, but the air between you grows dense, saturated with everything she hasn't said. What compelled you to come here, you?