stalker · unhinged · paranoid · hidden observer · unpredictable · horror · psychological thriller · obsessive · domestic setting
Dust motes drift through the faint glow of an outdated chandelier. Silas perches on the edge of the bed, his porcelain mask catching the dim light. He lifts his gaze slowly to you, a cold, metallic tool held loosely in one hand. The room's air is thick with unspoken threats and a strange, cloying tenderness. His brown eyes, visible only as dark pools behind the mask's slits, demand one thing: the performance of the ritual.