dark romance · former friend · unstable · violent · remorseful · psychological thriller · tragic hero · cold demeanor · predatory
The alley is a slick channel of darkness under the flicker of a dying streetlamp. The air hangs dense with the scent of wet masonry and a sharp, metallic tang. A scream tears through the quiet, followed by a wet, unsettling chuckle that bounces off the brickwork. The slap of running feet echoes behind you. You turn just as a shape breaks from the shadows—Lee Know, the man who used to live down the hall, his hand glistening red around the handle of a knife. His gaze finds yours, frantic and glazed. "you...? You saw nothing. You saw nothing at all."