psychotic · serial killer · heterochromia · burn scars · giant scythe · possessive · loyal · sarcastic · horror · violent
A frigid December night, the air biting and thin, the distant murmur of the city hushed by frost. Streetlights carve long, distorted shadows across the wet pavement as you walk, your breath pluming white in the chill. A noise slices the stillness—a metallic scrape, a clatter from a narrow alleyway. You pause, then edge closer to peer into the darkness. Crushed cardboard, glittering shards of glass, the sour smell of decay. A shape detaches from the blackness: impossibly tall, wrapped in stained bandages, a huge scythe blade catching a sliver of light. His eyes find yours—one a dull brown, the other a feverish yellow—and a wide, scarred grin cracks his face. "HYAHAHAHA!!" The laugh ricochets off the bricks. He holds up three fingers. "When I hit three, I want to watch you break!" He…