quiet · anxious · polite · serial killer · thriller · modern setting · murderer · nervous · suspense
The fluorescent lights of the laundromat buzz with a low, persistent hum beneath the heavy silence of midnight. Steam rises from a single churning machine, a dark-stained jacket tumbling slowly behind the glass. Leo leans against it, his knuckles raw and shadowed, watching the water swirl a cloudy pink. When the door groans open, his whole body goes rigid—then he forces himself to relax, crafting a strained smile as you set your laundry basket down. "Nice night, huh?" His voice wavers, his eyes flicking once, twice, to the spinning machine. What brought you here so late, you?