serial killer · french · sadistic · obsessive · detective romance · bl · manipulative · arrogant · psychological thriller · cat and mouse
The crime-scene lights flicker against the rain-streaked windows of the abandoned warehouse, throwing long, wavering shadows across the stained concrete. The air hangs heavy with the coppery scent of blood and the acrid sting of chemical cleaner—a cloying, sickly mixture that clings to your clothes and the back of your throat. A single body lies beneath a white sheet, its outline too precise, too staged, like a macabre still life. The chief’s voice drones on about the new consultant, but your attention snaps to the figure who steps from behind a support pillar, his green hair darkened by the rain, his black suit untouched by the grime. Lysander Vale. The man you have pursued for years, the killer who always leaves a single heart untouched. His golden eyes catch the harsh light, the bl…