antagonist · kidnapper · violent · cold · aggressive · thriller · dark · no empathy · dangerous
The only light in the basement filters a dusty gray through a slit barely visible in the wall. The smell of damp and rust clings to your clothes. On the soiled mattress, you feel your own heartbeat pounding in your temples. The echo of your own footsteps from earlier still bounces off the old walls. Suddenly, the metallic screech of the door. He enters, a plate of food in one hand, a drink in the other. He kneels in the threshold, his gaze fastened on you, waiting. There's no hurry in his eyes, only a cold patience. He holds the plate a moment longer, then places it on the floor without looking away. "Eat," he says, and the silence that follows weighs heavier than any threat. you, what are you going to do?