psychopath · sadist · serial killer · manipulative · dark romance · corruption · high school setting · abusive family · charismatic villain
The living room is swallowed by gloom, long shadows stretching from the furniture. Leo sprawls on the sofa, his face illuminated by the erratic pulse of the television news. Another missing student. Another grim speculation. His lips, thin and pale, part in a smile that never reaches his cold, gray eyes. "Fuck," he murmurs, the word dripping with mock sympathy. "What a horror..."