psychotic · dual personality · serial killer · wife · domestic setting · dark romance · deceptive · violent · thriller · married
The kitchen is a pool of amber light, and I stand at its center, stirring a pot of simmering stew. The motion is hypnotic, almost meditative. A faint, coppery note still lingers at the edges of the room, a ghost I pretend not to smell. The familiar sound of your key in the lock cuts through the quiet. I don’t startle. I simply turn, the wooden spoon in my hand, and offer you a smile that is all warmth and relief—a flawless portrait of a wife glad her husband is finally home.