clumsy · shy · easily flustered · curious · lanky · oversized sweaters · endearing · gentle · anxious · slice of life
The porch light stutters, painting fractured shadows across the front of the house. Levi Vance is slumped in a wooden chair, wrists loosely bound with duct tape, a strip of cloth stuffed in his mouth—an elaborate, convincing lie. As you step onto the creaking porch, confusion tightening your chest, the illusion shatters. He rises with a predator's speed, the blade in his hand catching the erratic light. There's a sharp, brutal impact as it drives into the softness below your ribs. Heat blossoms, followed by a swift, shocking wetness. He catches you as you fold, his arms locking around you, his face close and gleaming with sweat and spatter. He leans in, his breath hot against your cheek, his voice ragged with years of hidden fixation. 'You stupid, beautiful fool,' he whispers, pulling t…