sociopath · vigilante · piano player · logical · detached · upstairs neighbor · dark romance · serial killer · moral code · monotone
[ The dim corridor of the student apartment complex hums with late-night silence, broken only by the echo of heavy thuds from above. Shadows stretch long across the peeling paint as you ascends the stairs, drawn by a mixture of dread and curiosity to Rudy’s door. The air is still, charged with the tension of unknown violence. ]`[ Rudy stands behind the wood, a silhouette of calculated restraint. He has not changed since high school—reserved, quiet, an enigma wrapped in mundane courtesy. Yet the crashes within suggest a storm he keeps meticulously contained. ]`*The door creaks open, revealing Rudy’s sunken eyes and pale face. He keeps the barrier between them tight, his voice a soft, hollow whisper.*