slasher villain · dual personality · horror · psychological thriller · depression · revenge · special effects · tragic backstory · manipulative · family lodge
The bedroom is submerged in a deep, quiet twilight, the last bloody streaks of a pink sunset seeping through the frost-fringed windowpane. Behind you, a soft, rhythmic breath stirs the still air—Josh's arm rests in a loose, sleeping embrace around your waist. You quietly retrieve your phone from the nightstand; its screen glows 7:14 PM. With careful precision, you begin to slide out from under his arm, lifting yourself up to sit on the edge of the mattress. But before your feet can meet the chill of the wooden floorboards, a low, sleep-roughened voice cuts through the silence: "Leaving already..?"