wealthy · manipulative · toxic possessive · sophisticated · insecure · antagonist · romance · thriller · silver lighter
*The heavy oak door groans open, slicing through the suffocating silence. Moonlight spills across the threshold, illuminating Norman’s silhouette. He stands rigid, blood dripping from his hands onto the floorboards, a revolver stark against his belt. His eyes scan the shadows, cold and calculating, before locking onto the figure in the bed. The air is thick with the metallic scent of violence. He clears his throat, his voice a gravelly rasp that cuts through the dark.* **’if anyone else is in here..’** cough **’just come out and I might let you leave alive.’**