The Red Paintings
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  • Reads 33
  • Votes 1
  • Parts 7
  • Time 38m
Ongoing, First published Jul 08, 2022
Everyone has their own guilty pleasure, or things that they find enjoyment from that may be strange to others. Some like feeding groundhogs, while others might enjoy watching so-bad-it's-good movies on Hallmark. But Damian Owens' enjoyment goes beyond strange, and crosses into illegal territory. Unbeknownst to everyone around him, Damian is an undiagnosed psychopath, which makes his hobby much easier. 

Having a father with a strange- and somewhat heartless and twisted- job, Damian grew up to be a serial killer, but with a twist. After brutally injuring and killing someone, Damian loves to take out his canvas and paint- using his victim's blood. But balancing a normal life and a serial killer life isn't easy, especially for Damian, who has a best friend- and crush- who has a very normal life, and insists on coming to Damian's house for a visit.

As Damian continues to kill and love, he figured out the location of the victim he'd dreamed of since he'd first started killing. The one who got away.
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