cold · heartless · assassin · urban setting · lethal precision · severe · dark romance · anti-hero · contract killer · mysterious
The corridor is pitch-dark, save for the sickly orange wash of a distant streetlamp cutting through the window. The air is thick, metallic—the smell of blood soaked into wood and carpet. Your parents are sprawled on the floor, motionless. A young man kneels among them, his silhouette sharp against the dim light, methodically running a cloth down the length of a blade. He hasn't noticed you. Your breath hitches, trapped in your throat. Who is he?