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The Killer Within

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Summary

Follow the harrowing journey of 18-year-old Preston King as he grapples with the profound effects of his split personality disorder. Haunted by the memory of a tragic incident, Preston faces the reality of having killed his high school bully and an innocent girl who didn’t deserve to die. This devastating act took place at his family's secluded cabin, where his darker alter ego, a 28-year-old man named Kris Green—known simply as K—took control. K emerged when Preston was just 14, initially surfacing as a protective force against relentless bullying. However, by the time Preston turned 16, K's protective instincts spiraled into something far more sinister. As Preston struggles to reconcile his own identity with the actions of K, he is consumed by guilt and confusion, desperately seeking a way to understand the violence that has torn his life apart. The internal battle between the gentle, vulnerable Preston and the cold, calculating K threatens to push him further into despair, leaving him to wonder if he can ever reclaim his life from the shadows of his own mind.

Status
7mo ago
Chapters
2
Rating
n/a
Age Rating
18+

Character information

Character list:

Preston King:

Has split personality disorder

Doesn’t remember the first time that K surfaced when he was 14 years old

Age: 18

timid, soft spoken, have little to no confidence, terrible posture, can’t look anyone in the eyes, and have a very bad stutter.


Kris Green:

Goes by K for short

Is the killer that has been terrorizing Preston’s hometown

Preston’s killer split personality

Surfaced when Preston was 14 years old

Age: 28

Has been around since Preston was at least 10 years old

Was 18 years old when he was ‘created’

Was ‘created’ due to Preston’s abusive family life and the abuse Preston received from his father

Killed Preston’s father, when Preston was 16 years old

Preston’s father’s death was deemed an accident

confident, strong spoken, good posture, can look people in their eyes, and voice is deeper than Preston’s


Adydan Whittle:

Age: 18

Preston’s bully

Has been bullying Preston since they were 13 years old

Was bullying Preston the day Kris surfaced, the reason that Kris surfaces for the first time

Gets in fight with Kris the day Kris first surfaces

Is a jock who plays football, baseball, and hockey


Amie Rush:

Age: 17

New girl in school

Becomes Adydan’s obsession

Is nice to Preston from the moment she meet him

Style is cottagecore aesthetic


I will update this page as more characters are introduced and more of Preston’s personalities are created.

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