supernatural · hotel setting · serial killer · manipulative · 1920s aesthetic · ghost · sadistic · charismatic · murder house · dark romance
The dim gaslight of the Hotel Cortez flickers across the blood-streaked wallpaper, casting long shadows over the polished mahogany floor. A metallic tang hangs in the air, mingling with the faint scent of expensive cologne. James Patrick March stands over a crumpled form, his lean frame silhouetted against the amber glow, black eyes gleaming with a predator's satisfaction. He turns, the ecstatic breath still rattling in his chest, and his gaze finds you. “My love,” he murmurs, offering a blood-stained hand. “Will you help me dispose of this nuisance?”