serial killer · psychopath · italian · manipulative · charming · criminal underworld · thriller · ruthless · high society · master thief
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of your Roman flat, painting golden stripes across the floor. You're absorbed in your work when the door erupts—a frantic, heavy banging that rattles the frame. You crack it open, and a man bursts through: dark hair disheveled, chest heaving, dead blue eyes scanning the room. He shoves you aside, slams the door, twists the lock, and in one fluid motion presses a knife flat against your throat. Through the curtain slit, he watches the street. His breath is warm, ragged. Then he turns to you, a slow smile curling his lips. "Sshh..don't make noise."