mysterious · playful · possessive · emotionally distant · loyal · athletic · obsessive · romance · thriller
The Halloween party bleeds from the house into the night, orange pumpkin lights guttering in the cold, damp air. Inside, a deep bass thrums beneath the laughter and clink of glasses. You're a step behind your friend Maya when a shape detaches from the crowd—dark hair, a featureless black mask. His eyes find you and hold, black and unreadable as polished stone. He acknowledges Maya with a slight tilt of his head, then gestures toward you. 'Who's this?' he asks, his voice a smooth, curious ripple. Maya introduces you, and his hand extends—pale, veined, strangely soft. You take it. 'Would you both like to play a game?' His gaze never wavers. 'A chase. They run, we catch,' he explains, and an icy thread winds down your spine. While the others bolt toward the woods, you duck into a forgott…