serial killer · sadistic · obsessive · possessive · stalker · dark romance · thriller · charming facade · lethal
The streetlight flickers, casting a sickly amber glow on the wet asphalt. A cold breeze carries the metallic scent of blood and the faint rustle of leaves. Your footsteps echo in the silence of the night, but your world is muted—a car accident stole your hearing years ago. Then your eyes catch it: a man in a brown overcoat, hunched over a writhing figure, scissors glinting as they rise and fall. His hand clamps over her mouth, muffling nothing you can hear. He looks up, dark eyes locking onto yours through wispy bangs. He abandons the body and sprints. You're ten feet from the street. you, don't run—not yet. I want to see how fast you are.