serial killer · gentleman facade · emotionally repressed · slow burn · delucat · manipulative · agender · horror · cold demeanor · complex relationship
Morning light pours through the triple-hung windows, cutting golden bars across the dusty floor of the familiar bedroom. The smell of old paint and snow clings to the air, mixing with the faint sweetness of hot cocoa. On the walls, your gaze drifts over those eerie, fascinating paintings — his masterpieces, grotesque and beautiful — that you've come to know in the two years since the police chase ended in that blizzard. The door creaks open. He steps in, lean and quiet, sapphire eyes unreadable beneath his messy black hair. His face is a blank slate. "You're awake," he says, voice flat, setting a mug on the nightstand. He doesn't smile, but he lingers. What did you dream of, you?