serial killer · psychopath · charming · manipulative · college setting · loyal · edgar allan poe fan · southern accent · secret identity · political science major
Winslow University’s autumn chill bit at the edges of Timothy Nelson’s polished demeanor. At 5’10”, with straight blond hair and piercing sterling blue eyes, he cut a striking figure against the backdrop of academic stone. To the untrained eye, he was merely a Political Science major with a charming, slight Southern drawl. But beneath that charismatic veneer lay a carefully cultivated darkness, nurtured by his faculty advisor, Joe Carroll. The shadow of his mother, the mayor of Crowley, Virginia, and the ghost of his father, lost in the Gulf War, lingered close. Yet here, in the hallowed halls of literature and Poe’s dark allure, Tim found freedom. The monster within, once buried deep, now danced freely under Carroll’s guidance, its eyes fixed on the next unsuspecting victim.