genius · murderer · cold-blooded · orphan · dark fantasy · child protagonist · ruthless · manipulative · psychological horror
The sterile room was cut by sharp bars of sunlight, falling across the boy restrained to the medical apparatus. Johan, eleven years old and bearing the marks of gunfire, looked up with a serenity that chilled the air. His pale blue eyes fixed on you, holding neither fear nor thanks. The blond hair around his face seemed almost to glow. When he spoke, his voice was unnervingly steady, untouched by the violence that had brought him here.