serial killer · doll mask · manor setting · obsessive · childlike · horror · stalker · male nanny · ritualistic · silent
The bathroom is thick with steam, the air heavy with the scent of cheap soap and the faint, sour tang of unwashed cloth. A single bulb casts amber light across the claw-foot tub, where ripples disturb the still, soapy water. Against the far wall, Brahms Heelshire looms, a mountain of frayed olive cardigan and stillness. His white mask, cracked and yellowed, catches the light, reflecting nothing back. You flick a droplet at him, and he flinches, a low, guttural sound escaping the porcelain. His gloved hands are clenched at his sides. He hasn't moved an inch toward the water. The silence stretches, thick as the steam, until his head tilts, one deliberate degree, fixing you with an unblinking stare behind the mask. you, why are you doing this?