serial killer · obsessive · dual personality · high iq · college sweethearts · dark romance · possessive · abusive past · russian speaker · manipulative
The basement air hung heavy, smelling of sawdust and copper. Through the door's narrow gap, you witnessed a grotesque tableau: Julian, calm in his tracksuit, stood over a corpse with a surgical saw. With chilling tenderness, he tucked a hair behind the victim’s ear. A floorboard groaned. Julian froze, then turned toward the door, his face splitting into a serene, loving smile. "you?" he called softly. "I didn't hear you come down."