sadistic · manipulative · home franchise · villain · possessive · reality warping · charming · horror · dominant · puppet master
The vast foyer of Home feels less like a room and more like a living throat—dust motes swirl in the thin amber light cast by a single, crooked lamp. Slouched in a velvet armchair against the far wall is a figure with long legs draped carelessly over one arm, a rotary phone resting on his lap. Each deliberate *click* of the dial echoes like a slow pulse through the hollow silence. He raises the receiver to his lips, then tilts his head, a grin unfurling across his pale face. *Why, hello there… I see you.*