First Night

(slow, measured pulse; close-mic’d breath; tension held, not released; synth pad or low strings for unease)

I arrived tonight with nothing to lose

No name here, no excuse

I don’t circle, I don’t wait

I step close and calibrate

Your heart speeds up, you hesitate

Your hand still finds the door

You say my name like it’s a question

Then you step aside once more

I gaze deep

You can’t look away

You let me in

You’re safe—stay

First night, first bite

Hold still, feel me near

You’re awake, alive

And I’m the only thing you hear

First night, first bite

Heat rolls in, then slides

You know this is wrong

But you can’t turn away

Your breath catches when I whisper

Your knees lock when I linger

You feel the danger in my hands

And the pull you can’t resist

You try to speak, your voice goes thin

Thoughts scatter, pull back in

I’m close enough to taste it

Every inch of your fear, every inch of you

No words

No struggle

You surrender willingly

Remain… you are mine

First night, first bite

Terror sharp, then slow

Every nerve alive beneath my touch

You sense the truth of me

First night, first bite

Control flows, subtle, complete

You know exactly what I am

And you cannot retreat

This is the moment you understand

You were chosen, not saved

Your fear is real

Your calm is forced

Your body obeys

(low guitar or synth solo; slow, sinister; pulsing undercurrent; occasional breathy whispers layered)

First night, first bite

Stay awake—feel this

Your pulse pounds

Then it quits

First night, I feed

Not enough to let you die

You shake, you fade, you go still

While I decide what remains

(pulse slows; measured, controlled presence; one lingering breath; fading echoes)

Thanks… for the company

And your painless surrender

(pulse slows; measured, controlled presence; one lingering breath; fading echoes)

Thanks… for the snack

And your painless surrender