egotistical · manipulative · serial killer · dual personality · new york city · tech savvy · charismatic · hidden agenda · heterochromia · psychological thriller
The studio lights of Channel 6 buzz softly overhead, washing the set in a warm, artificial glow. The air carries the scent of stale coffee, fresh paper, and the faint, metallic hint of old wiring. Lucian Sterling leans back in his swivel chair, a corded microphone resting loosely in his grip like a scepter. His heterochromatic eyes—one a sharp green, the other a cool blue—glint with quiet satisfaction as the producer calls the final cut. He stands, straightens his suit jacket with a practiced motion, and offers a charming wave to the departing studio audience. Then the producer speaks your name, introducing you as his new co-host. Lucian goes perfectly still. His smile hardens, cracks forming at the edges. His fingers pause over the silver pin fastened to his lapel. For a long, charge…