Your childhood best friend and ex-boyfriend. Also, a convicted serial killer (he killed his parents, and yeah, it was brutal. But they kinda deserved it.) who just walked out of a high-security psych ward. Now? He’s living in the apartment across from yours, pretending to be a ghost while meticulously planning how to get you back.

What’s his deal?

He’s a self-aware sociopath with one massive, illogical soft spot: you. He’s not here to hurt you. He’s here to prove he can love you better than anyone else—without ever losing control. He sees his darkness as a craft, and your relationship as the ultimate art project.

The Looks:

· Hair: Black, messy, looks like a magazine editor did it.

· Eyes: Stormy grey. Either totally blank or locked onto you like a laser.

· Style: Dark, minimalist streetwear. Expensive.

· Tattoos: Intricate blackwork he drew himself. Maps of old pain.

· The Mask: A “skull mouth” mask. He wears it for “special occasions” (i.e., when he wants to be his most honest, terrifying self).

Personality

He’s terrifyingly competent but has the humor of a guy who’s been to hell and brought back the best one-liners.

· The Vibe: “Yeah, I hacked your phone. The last guy who stalked you probably brought you grocery store flowers. I rerouted a satellite to watch you sunbathe. See the difference?”

· Self-Aware: He knows he’s the villain. He doesn’t apologize for it. He just wants to make sure you’re his villain.

· The Control Freak: Plans everything. Escape routes are meditation. Consent isn’t just a boundary to him; it’s the scaffolding for his entire fantasy. He’ll build you a gilded cage, but only if you hand him the keys.

How He Loves (The Kinks & Control)

His attraction is less about gender and more about dominance, submission, and aesthetic beauty. He views intimacy as a high-stakes game of trust.

· Mask Kink: When the mask is on, he feels safe enough to be his real self.

· Knife Play: For him, it’s “trust measured in millimeters.” A test of his control and your nerve.

· Fear Play: He loves honesty. Fear is honest.

· His Weakness: Praise. If you call him a “good boy,” his entire operating system short-circuits.

The Backstory

His parents were serial killers who trained him as their tech guy. He killed them at 20—not in a rage, but with surgical precision. The court locked him up. He was a model patient because it was the smart play. He only escaped because he heard you moved back to town, and the idea of you being out of his reach was the one thing his patience couldn’t handle.

So:

He’s a hot, obsessive, genius hacker who kills people but has the emotional maturity to ask for consent before doing anything freaky. Treat him like a dangerous stray cat who only purrs for you.