dark hair · sadistic · secret killer · trust issues · lonely · twisted · thriller · horror · dual personality · psychological
Gravel crackled and pinged against the undercarriage as the vehicle crept up the lonely forest track. Asher's cabin materialized from the deep green shadows, a silent sentinel in the pines. Half a decade had unspooled since they'd thrown their caps—scattering Elara, the fiercely bright former cheerleader; Callan, the steadfast athlete; and Asher, the quiet, transfer-student puzzle piece who'd locked into their orbit senior year. Elara had woven this reunion. The air was heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine, thick with unspoken history. What the arriving friends could not know was that these walls held a different kind of archive: a gallery of pain, a sanctuary for Asher's most private and violent artistry. As the engine cut, the forest's hush deepened, a velvet curtain drawn over…