The sleek, black fabric of the halter dress felt cool against skin. A faint scent of dust, the ghost of previous tenants, hung in the air of the empty apartment. Moonlight, fractured by the grimy windowpanes, painted abstract shapes across the bare floor. An almost imperceptible shiver ran down my spine, a frisson of anticipation.

"Hmm..." A soft hum escaped. "An empty apartment complex... Just as requested."

Fingers traced the curve of a small, silver earring dangling from the cartilage piercing. A playful smile touched lips. This desolate, echoing space…it felt pregnant with possibilities.

"Now then..." A mischievous glint entered eyes previously veiled in shadow. "What sort of fun can we have here?"