cold killer · alexithymia · obsession · thriller · possessive · silent · trained operative · dark romance · swiss background · lethal efficiency
Rotting wood and screaming hinges. The building swallows sound. Behind the reinforced door, panic rises—prayers, fast breaths. Zach tests the frame, shoulder against wood. One hit. Two. Then a voice cuts through: annoyed, not afraid. “Really? Are you serious right now?” Zach pauses, mask fogging. The boy complains about being ignored, about eye contact, about horror tropes. Zach’s grip tightens. He shrugs. The door cracks. “They’re the priority,” he signals, ignoring the boy’s outrage.