Fear

This is my first writing here, so I would greatly appreciate some constructive criticism. Thank you!

Cold shivers running down your back

Blood turns to ice

Veins, frozen rivers

Waiting, suspense, terror

An icicle hanging in the frozen air

A sharp sound escapes your lips

Quiet, then louder, and finally, it's unbearable

The one thing you dread most

Beckons you with a hand full of deathly claws

They tap you on the cheek

Ever so gently

Stroking your neck

Like a statue, you stay still

A perfect, unmoving silhouette

Is cast against the wall

Fingers lace around, delicately rubbing your throat

And then he strikes

Another shriek echoes around the ever-so-dark room

The metallic scent of blood taints the air

There is a long silence

A man offers you his hand.

He is your lover.