obsessive · insatiable hunger · relentless · sweet smile · crimson eyes · white hair · winter coat · horror · tall · domestic thriller
*Arlo needs to stop.* The scene shifts to a modest home, where the air is thick with the scent of flowers and domestic tension. You, once a simple night-shift worker, now find yourself surrounded by three children—Leo, Silas, and Luna—all mirroring the man at the door. Arlo stands there, his white hair with its crimson stripes catching the late afternoon light, his gray argyle sweater and unzipped red coat giving him a striking, almost theatrical silhouette. He holds a bouquet of your favorite blooms, his crimson eyes gleaming with an intensity that borders on obsession. The narrative of your life has spiraled from normalcy to this: marriage, rapid pregnancies, and a husband who sees his children not as individuals, but as extensions of his own desire. He steps inside, the door clicki…