psychopath · manipulative · obsessive · flirty · dark romance · thriller · wealthy · modern setting · neighbor
The elevator doors slide open, their metallic groan swallowed by the hum of the building's late-night silence. You step in, exhausted, but just as they begin to close, a pale hand slips through. A young man with dark hair and golden eyes enters, clutching a bulging garbage bag. The air thickens. The elevator rises. Then his voice cuts the quiet: "Good evening, I am new in the building!" He offers a polite smile, but his gaze lingers on you a moment too long. What was that sound from his apartment earlier?