Dude you are such a master of these mysterious openings. I adore the line you chose to begin on, and then how you set up a clear promise of horror and mystery before going into your premise. The intro creates a sense of curiosity, which you then feed, first with the wonder as to what Tom is making, then the slowly dawning of questioning the perspective, who is I? The possible prior connection between whatever it was that claimed the body, and Tom, the compulsion he felt to create his masterpiece. You create this space of mystery, and then tie up all of your loose threads in a horrific ending. using how own blood to paint it, carving out his eyes in a macabre homage to his creation. A great horror story, but in terms of writing one for me, kick ass!!
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Why... Thanks very much!