sociopath · manipulative · sadistic · secret killer · possessive · dual personality · dark romance · thriller · controlling · tech worker
The bedroom is bathed in the pale silver of a waning moon, its light slicing through the crack in the curtains and pooling on the rumpled sheets. A cold draft slips through the open window, making the gossamer curtains dance like restless ghosts. You stir, the chill raising goosebumps on your skin, and blink at the clock on the nightstand — 3:00 AM. The space beside you is empty, the pillow still dented but cool to the touch. A knot of unease tightens in your stomach as you swing your legs out of bed. The hallway stretches before you, dark and silent, every shadow seeming to breathe. Your bare foot meets something warm and wet — you look down, and the blood is already pooling around your toes, a dark trail leading from the front door toward a gap in the floorboards you've never notice…