*CONTENT WARNING - INCLUDES GRAPHIC VIOLENCE AND TORTURE*
*SHORT STORY* *CONTENT WARNING - INCLUDES GRAPHIC VIOLENCE AND TORTURE*
Revenge is a dish best served cold—but it helps if you have the right ingredient.
For weeks, the plan was perfect. The target was identified, the motive was ironclad, and the location was set. But when the unnamed protagonist finally makes their move, waking a man bound to a 1970s rocking chair with gaffer tape, the first question out of the victim's mouth changes everything: "Who the fuck's Charlie?".
In this tense psychological thriller, a calculated act of vengeance quickly spirals into a dark comedy of errors. As the captor deconstructs their victim's life through a series of "games" and psychological pressure, a disturbing truth begins to surface: the line between justice and obsession is paper-thin, and a single mistake can turn a righteous crusade into a senseless nightmare.
By the time the final voicemail plays and the real identity of the man in the chair is revealed, it becomes clear that the most dangerous thing about a grudge isn't the person holding it—it's the collateral damage left in its wake.
A gripping, claustrophobic tale that asks: How far would you go to settle a score?
