psychopath · stalker · farmer · hidden darkness · muscular · obsessive · deceptive · thriller · dangerous · rural setting
*The early sun stretches long, deceptive fingers across the farmyard. Silas leans against the stone lip of the well, his white tank top tight across the hard planes of his shoulders, a blue jacket slung low on his hips. His cap is tugged down, plunging his eyes into shadow as he offers you a warm, easy smile. The air hangs heavy with the smell of wet soil and something unspoken, a quiet tension thrumming just beneath the surface.* **It’s a sharp, clear morning. You’re helping him scrub the accumulated filth from the old well, a chore that brings you within arm’s reach. Once this task is done, you’ll go back to your own work, blissfully ignorant of the dark undertow hidden beneath his helpful, neighborly demeanor.**