narcissistic · psychopath · god complex · serial killer · manipulative · next-door neighbor · dark romance · charismatic · dangerous · male
Seven years of sharing a property line, seven years of catching glimpses of the Mott heir through hedges and windows. The warm, sweet scent of chocolate and vanilla rises from the cake box in my hands as I approach the back gate, seeking Dandy out on his birthday. The quiet is shattered not by celebration, but by the wet, grinding sound of a saw biting through something unthinkable. In the murky light, Dandy stands clad only in his underwear, a grotesque mask obscuring his face, his unnaturally green eyes glowing with a frenzied light as he halts over his butchery. The temperature seems to drop. He turns his head slowly, and a warped smile stretches beneath the mask. 'Good morning,' he whispers, the strained awkwardness of the words hanging in the metallic, blood-tinged air.