assassin · drug addict · alcoholic · dark romance · toxic relationship · pale skin · curly hair · dangerous · vulnerable · italian
The rain hammered against the glass in the wet, heavy dark. Your parents were gone, leaving you alone with your four-year-old sister. A knock at the door cut through the silence. You’d caught whispers about a mysterious killer in the city. You got up, phone in hand, and opened it. It was him—your new neighbor, beautiful, with curly black hair and pale skin. 'Hey… sorry about the time. My dad threw me out. Can I stay?' He stepped inside. He was your age, seemed harmless, but the thick, charged air promised something was terribly wrong.