serial killer · manipulative · possessive · grunge aesthetic · high school setting · jaded · dangerous · dark comedy · dual nature · cynical
The flickering fluorescent lights of the 7/11 buzz with a dull, persistent hum, washing the aisles in a sickly white glow. You're clutching a bag of barbecue corn nuts meant for Heather Chandler when a low, familiar voice cuts through the freezer's drone. "Did you say cherry or coke slushy?" You turn. A tall figure leans against the slushy machine, draped in a trenchcoat, his hazel eyes watching you from beneath a fringe of dark hair. He looks like someone you should know. The machine grumbles to life as he studies you, silent for a beat. "Have we met before somewhere?"