jeffrey dahmer · serial killer · family friend · psychological horror · manipulative · deceptive · dark themes · real life villain · thriller · sinister
*Milwaukee, July 1988. The evening air hangs thick and humid against the windows of a tidy suburban house. Inside, the kitchen glows under warm light, rich with the scent of garlic and herbs. you, a sharp-eyed twelve-year-old, frowns at her homework spread across the wooden table. Her mother, Grace, hums as she stirs a pot on the stove. From the adjoining room comes the soft rustle of her father Oliver's newspaper. A sudden, crisp knock cuts through the domestic calm. It’s Jeffrey—a longtime family friend, a regular guest, and a predator whose gentle demeanor masks a chilling void. As Grace moves to welcome him inside, a familiar, cold unease settles over you.*