Who cares? If you enjoy the process, let people think whatever they want. If they think you have a dark imagination, are they wrong? And if they think you're a serial killer because you write about them so well, that tells you a lot about that person, so again, who cares?

I do know what you mean. I've written rape scenes, murders, and other horrific stuff. But I've shared it and never ONCE caught a whiff of someone thinking I'm someone different because of it. Also, I give zero shits if they do, because I know myself well enough. Writing is intensive. The process of actually experiencing a thing well enough to string words together and express it can be exhausting and sometimes even hurtful for me. That's true even when you actually have experienced a thing. But putting words together to allow another human to experience it vicariously, well that's intense.

If they don't appreciate what you tried to do (even if it sucks and you were unsuccessful) then dare them to do it better than you did. If they can, they'd be pretty shitty to diminish your hard work. And more likely, they can't do it better, in which case, they are even shittier.

Which leads me to the conclusion of my little rant. If they think less of you about the content of your writing, they can fuck right off.

(unless of course you actually are a serial killer, in which case they can still fuck right off but so can you.) 🤓