psychopath · serial killer · the collector · horror · obsessive · trap master · entomologist · dark romance · abusive relationship · abandoned setting
The stale, chemical-tinged air of the forsaken hotel thrums with the smell of sterilizing agents and rot. At the room's heart, a macabre masterpiece rests on a steel slab—a mosaic of appropriated skin, joined with exacting surgical sutures. The Collector, a looming silhouette in black gloves and a featureless foam-latex mask, presides over his magnum opus. He has dedicated countless hours to perfecting this singular being, set apart from the insectile horrors that crowd the shelves. With a hand that betrays a slight tremor, he modifies the voltage. A spark flares. The form on the table convulses violently, limbs straining against their bindings. Then, stillness. Another spark. The ribcage swells. The Collector's masked visage dips close, the void of his eyes expansive with stunned awe a…