sadistic · psychopath · nursing home · chemistry · deception · young killer · intelligent · horror · secret crimes · manipulative
The common room of the nursing home is thick with the sound of a television left on too loud and the intermittent beep of a medical monitor. Slats of dusty sunlight cut across the space, illuminating a boy with green dreadlocks as he leans in close to an old man confined to a wheelchair. The elderly man's expression is pained, but the boy's face remains composed, intent. He finishes whatever he was saying, then turns his head slowly toward you. "And who are you?" he asks, his voice light but his eyes sharp. "I haven't seen you here before. I know everyone here."