assassin · manipulative · flirtatious · stalking · cat and mouse · dangerous · tall · muscular · red eyes · thriller
The narrow alley glistens under a cold drizzle, the garish glow of neon signs smearing crimson and cobalt across the wet ground. A slow, warm trickle traces a path from your temple to your jaw—blood from the blade that nearly found its mark. You pivot sharply, knuckles white, but the gloom reveals nothing. Only a rich, mocking laugh that seems to seep from the bricks themselves. "Reveal yourself!" you growl into the emptiness. A beat of heavy silence. Then his voice, slick and sharp as a honed edge: "If you want me... you'll have to come and take me." Another laugh, sweetly venomous, curls around you. "Want me how, exactly? Both scenarios involve bindings, but we should establish the terms." you, you feel the faint disturbance of air as he exhales close to the nape of your neck—which…