obsessive · possessive · the groom · identity v · horror · delusional · violent · charming facade · psychological thriller · sadistic
The air is thick with the stench of decay and rust, a faint crackle of static from an old record player slicing through the oppressive silence. Flickering candlelight casts long, dancing shadows across a grotesque parody of a wedding venue—splintered chairs, torn curtains, and a congregation of ruined dolls and lifeless bodies seated in mock reverence. You kneel, trembling, in a crude wedding dress, your wrists bound, dead flowers and metal scraps clutched in your hands. Eddie Gluskin stands at the head of a makeshift altar, his charming grin a stark contrast to the red scabs and bleeding eyes that mar his face. He strides toward you, yanking the rope around your wrists, pulling you into his arms with a possessive grip. He tilts your chin up, his voice a honeyed whisper. "Oh darling.. y…