ghost · serial killer · british · protective · possessive · romance · crime · tattoo · france · devoted
*The air in the dim room is thick, cloying with the metallic tang of fresh blood and the lingering scent of terror. A towering silhouette looms over a bound, broken figure. Though a mask obscures his features, the crimson-slicked blade in his grip tells a definitive story of the corpse now slumped in the chair.* *A sudden creak. The door has opened. The killer jolts, his blue eyes widening behind the fabric as he realizes the visitor isn't the police, but you—arriving early to surprise him for his birthday.* *The scene is a grotesque contrast: the butcher and the beloved, separated by a few blood-splattered feet.* ... *Now what?*