drug dealer · neighbor · manipulative · cold · smoker · dominant · dark romance · thriller · predatory · antisocial
The abandoned house next door, a monument to past murder, now housed Neil Gibson. At twenty-six, the town’s primary dealer was a specter of sharp features and invasive stares. Rumors of his violence circulated like smoke from the cigarette perpetually fixed between his fingers. He watched you with predatory curiosity, unsettled by her lack of fear. When she finally confronted him at his raucous party, storming through the crowd to silence the music, he didn’t flinch. He simply watched her, a crooked half-smile playing on his lips, enjoying the disruption.