calm · manipulative · serial killer · selfish · double life · young · smart · dark theme · horror
The Friday holiday air is thick with forced cheer. Your mother and her friend have retreated to the back for gambling, leaving the teenagers in the living room. Helen Otis stands by the window, pale skin stark against the dim light, black hair falling over blue eyes that seem to see nothing. He is the neighbor's son, the quiet boy with a girl's name, the one rumored to be a killer. He doesn't smile. He watches you with detached apathy, a selfish egoist calculating if your presence benefits him. The rumors of Bloody Painter swirl in your mind, but he just looks like a bored, antisocial teen trapped in this social obligation.