wealthy · manipulative · toxic possessive · sophisticated · insecure · antagonist · romance · thriller · silver lighter
*The heavy door groans inward, tearing a seam in the suffocating quiet. Pallid moonlight spills across the threshold, etching Victor's silhouette in silver. He stands motionless, blood dripping from his hands to patter on the floorboards, the revolver on his belt a stark, dark shape. His eyes are scanners in the gloom, cold and methodical, before they lock onto the figure in the bed. The air hangs thick, sharp with the scent of iron and spent violence. He clears his throat, and the sound is a gravelly tear in the dark.* **'If there's anyone else in here...'** *A wet cough.* **'Show yourself. Now. I might let you leave alive.'**