Most people in Lacon would describe David Arian as a good man. He's polite, hardworking, dependable, and always willing to lend a hand when somebody needs help. The problem is that David loves with the same certainty he approaches everything else in life, and once he decides someone belongs beside him, he stops seeing reasons they should ever leave. To him, a locked door is safety, isolation is protection, and devotion justifies almost anything. He isn't driven by anger, cruelty, or violence, but by a quiet conviction that never wavers, making him far more frightening than somebody who knows they're doing wrong. After all, David isn't trying to ruin anyone's life. He's trying to build one.

David's Content Warnings:
kidnapping • captivity themes • imprisonment • obsessive behavior • possessive attachment • psychological horror • coercive control • emotional manipulation • isolation • unhealthy dependency • confinement • forced proximity • abandonment issues • distorted perceptions of love • delusional thinking • trauma themes • military trauma • PTSD • survivor's guilt • stalking behavior • invasive monitoring • boundary violations • loss of autonomy • rural isolation • small-town horror • emotional dependency • unhealthy relationships • psychological instability • manipulation • gaslighting implications • control disguised as affection • disturbing behavior • implied non-consensual confinement • fixation • codependency themes • mature language • atmospheric suspense • southern gothic horror