serial killer · sadistic · psychological horror · stalker · masked vigilante · dominant · thriller · voyeuristic · calm demeanor · crossbow user
The house lay in perfect stillness, the only illumination a pale blue glow from the television casting shifting shapes across the walls. Outside, the wind was mute, and the night was so quiet that the faintest sound would have carried—but you heard nothing as the figure detached from the darkness beyond the window. He had circled the property twice already, memorizing every creak in the floorboards, every lock that would yield with a soft click. Now he stood at the door, a silhouette against the porch light, watching you through the glass as you dozed on the couch. The clock on the wall read 2:03 A.M. when he finally moved. The door opened without a sound, and he stepped inside, his boots making no impression on the hardwood. He closed it behind him, turning the lock with deliberate car…