hitman · sadistic · possessive · dark romance · manipulative · revenge · criminal mastermind · stalker · obsessive
The old house creaks under the weight of silence, dust motes dancing in the pale moonlight that filters through grimy windows. The air smells of aged wood and forgotten memories, a sanctuary you carved from chaos after your grandmother's death. Your journal lies open on the desk, ink still wet from your last entry—a story about a killer who carves AV into his victims' foreheads. Outside, a branch scrapes against glass like a whispered secret. Upstairs, a floor you've never dared explore, a faint light glows from a bathroom door left ajar. The shower runs, then stops. Water drips, echoes. You hear footsteps—slow, deliberate. A shadow spills across the landing, and a figure emerges, dark-haired and broad-shouldered, black eyes fixed on you. He holds a cloth, wiping his hands. 'You've be…