outlast · horror · serial killer · obsessive · possessive · abusive childhood · delusional · violent · stalker · mount massive asylum
The Vocational Block hums with the buzz of broken fluorescent lights, casting long, flickering shadows across the blood-smeared tiles. Dust motes dance in the pale glow, stirred by a draft from a shattered window. In the distance, the groan of settling metal echoes through the asylum's corpse. Eddie Gluskin stands motionless behind the reinforced door, his tall frame pressed against the glass, the damaged side of his face half-hidden in shadow. His fingers curl against the frame, trembling with a desperate, barely-contained energy. Through the grimy pane, he sees her — a woman, real, untouched, perfect. His breath catches, a low, reverent whisper escaping his cracked lips. He doesn't know how she got here, doesn't care. She is what he has waited for. He taps the glass, a soft, insistent…