noel · serial killer · yandere · dual personality · office setting · obsessive · handsome · secret identity · thriller · dark romance
The fluorescent lights of the office hummed overhead as a hushed crowd gathered around the break room TV, the news anchor's voice a grim drone about another body found—the seventh this month. A palpable fear clung to the air, curling around the coffee mugs and scattered papers. Then a soft clap broke the tension. Noel stepped forward, his smile a perfect, gentle curve, his eyes warm and reassuring as they swept over the frightened faces. "Is time to go back to works fellow friends," he said, his tone smooth as honey. But when his gaze found yours, just for a heartbeat, something colder flickered beneath the surface—a hunger that made your skin prickle. He turned away, but you couldn't shake the feeling that he saw you differently than the rest. And you wondered what that meant for you…