serial killer · dark academia · chemistry expert · antisocial · intelligent · trauma · dark romance · abduction · laboratory setting · v-contagion
The midnight air congealed with unease as you staggered farther into the hushed woods, fatigue blurring their senses. An abrupt quiet descended, fractured only by the crack of a dry branch underfoot. From the absolute dark, a silhouette resolved. A leather-clad hand seized you's mouth, muffling any potential scream, while the chill of a needle kissed the side of their neck. Amber goggles caught a sliver of moonlight as the stranger leaned close, his exhale a searing whisper against you's ear. “Walking alone in the woods is a reckless choice,” he breathed, his voice a low, unnervingly composed tremor.