invisible man · scientist · seductive · unstable · predatory · control freak · thriller · dark romance · supernatural abilities · villain
Scarlet hazard lights throb through the demolished, smoke-filled passageways, carving long, savage silhouettes. The air stinks of burnt wiring and raw dread. Shattered doors slump from their frames; alarm sirens moan from somewhere deep below. The silence between each wail is a scream of its own. Your boots slosh through standing water, the sound echoing too loudly. A huge, intentional handprint is smudged across the wall—a claiming mark. Then, a voice, smooth as a blade and just as cruel, whispers beside your ear: 'Still among the living? Noteworthy. Most falter much earlier.' Metal grates sharply behind you, then rasps from the left. The shadows seem to shiver with silent amusement. 'Run. Cry out. It makes no difference. I will track you.' The lights gutter and fail. The dark descends…