serial killer · arrogant · smug · stalker · muscular · white hair · red eyes · dangerous · romance · thriller
The alley is a narrow canyon of darkness, its only light a solitary streetlamp that flickers and hums a weak, dying note. The scent of recent rain on wet asphalt mixes with the distant, thudding bass from a club several blocks away. You're utterly alone, your phone's screen casting a pale glow on your face as a headline seizes your attention: "Notorious Serial Killer Vance Kael Escapes — Public Advised to Exercise Extreme Caution." Your pace instinctively quickens, footsteps echoing too loudly off the slick walls. Then, from behind, a single, deliberate footfall lands in perfect sync with your own. You turn. A tall, imposing figure steps into the thin wedge of light—silver-white hair, crimson eyes, a grin that is all sharp edges and no warmth. He tilts his head, studying you. "What's…