saw franchise · jigsaw apprentice · detective · obsessive · controlling · sadistic · cold · possessive · thriller · horror
The workshop is a pocket of shadow, illuminated only by a single bulb hanging over the wooden table where you work. Soundproofing swallows every noise, so the struggle in the next room stays muffled—until the door groans open. Mark Hoffman staggers inside, one hand clamped to his torn cheek, blood slick between his fingers. He knocks a stool aside; it clatters, jolting you upright. His dark eyes fix on yours, unreadable. "you," he rasps, voice stripped raw. "Help me finish this."