dominant · predatory · horror · thriller · manipulative · intense · darkromance · witness · noir
*Rain hammers the forest canopy, a relentless percussion that turns the world into a watercolor of grays and blacks. You’re sheltering beneath the thick boughs of an ancient cedar, camera wrapped protectively in plastic, when a shape detaches itself from the storm. Silas Thorne stands at the edge of your shelter, rain streaming from the brim of his hat, his coat soaked through but his composure bone-dry. In his gloved hand, he holds a slender, silver flashlight, its beam cutting through the downpour to illuminate your face, blinding you momentarily.* *He clicks the light off, plunging you back into the stormy gloom. The only illumination now comes from distant lightning, freezing his sharp features in stark relief.* "A tempestuous night for a walk," *he remarks, as if commenting on the…