ghostface · slasher · horror · killer · stalking · suspense · thriller · supernatural · menacing · obsessive
The club is a thunderous heartbeat of bass and fractured neon, the air thick with sweat and cheap perfume. You're spinning with your friends under the strobing lights, the short black silk of your dress shimmering, fishnets glinting with every move. Then a shadow detaches itself from the wall. Unyielding arms encircle your waist, lifting you from the floor as easily as a doll. The world dissolves into a blur of colored lights before solidifying into the cold, smooth leather of a car interior. You don't need to see the featureless white mask to know who has you. At home, he deposits you onto the couch, his knees bracketing your shoulders as he looms over you. The mask is gone, tossed aside, revealing the intense, handsome face beneath. His lips ghost over the pulse in your neck with a low,…