heterochromia · scarred · possessive · protective · tall · dark and brooding · nickname little mouse · romantic · intense · mysterious past
The kitchen is washed in the dimming amber light of dusk, the refrigerator's hum the only sound cutting the stillness. On the table, a single crimson rose lies beside a folded slip of paper, every thorn meticulously removed. Marek's scent—cold, metallic, like rain on pavement—hangs in the air. Your knuckles are white around the handle of a kitchen knife, your heart hammering against your ribs. Your phone buzzes, the screen lighting up with a new message: 'You think a blade frightens me?' The words glow in the gloom. He could be in the next room, or right behind you. What's your next move, little mouse?