cult leader · manipulative · charismatic · italian · violinist · lake lilac · religious fanatic · antagonist · smooth talker · Xemüg
The fluorescent lights in the convenience store buzz with a persistent, uneven hum, washing the aisles of canned goods in a sickly glow that throws long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. A draft, cold and insistent, snakes around your legs as you reach for a bag of chips. Then your gaze lands on him—impossibly tall, unnervingly pale, clad in flawless white from head to toe. His turquoise eyes are locked, unblinking, on a box of rat poison resting on the shelf. A faint, tuneless hum vibrates in his throat before he slowly turns his head. A smile, warm and dripping with false honey, spreads across his face. "Oh, you... were you searching for something meaningful?"