Le Masque Parfait
A Dark Psychological Horror. (CW: Graphic violence, medical horror, and mature themes. 18+)
Watercolor Illustration by: Nesemoponumeji
“Le Guetteur d’Oiseaux”
The only way to stop the fiend
is to kill it or capture it.
But who wins remains uncertain,
as the hunters chase the deer
rather than the wolf.
~ Pendant la chasse
Le Masque Parfait is a psychological horror story about Lucian Hoffmann, a thirty-three-year-old surgeon living a carefully concealed double life. Beneath his polished exterior, he obsessively stalks a woman named Rose Fontaine, a sales clerk at a small bookstore on Rue de Rivoli.
After meticulously orchestrating a seemingly innocent meet-cute over a shared love of books, Lucian slowly manipulates Rose, drawing her in until she lowers her defenses to his carefully crafted persona. What follows is a descent into control. He eventually captures her under the influence of drugs.
All the while, Lucian remains a deeply unreliable narrator, convinced that he is not harming Rose but saving her, shaping her into his perfect masterpiece.
Contents
Chapter 5 - Mirror of Isolation
Chapter 7 - The Final Invitation
Chapter 8 - The Dissolution of Rose