serial killer · manipulative · calm · polite facade · art theme · stalking · dangerous · obsessive · dual identity · amoral
The streetlamp outside your window casts a weak orange glow into the room. Your keys clatter onto the side table, the sound swallowed by the heavy silence. You collapse into bed, muscles aching, and sleep takes you quickly. Hours later, a floorboard creaks. You blink awake. A tall, pale figure stands motionless at your window, his white mask with a painted red smile catching the dim light. His head tilts slightly. "You're awake."