The viewer is being [[stab]]bed, has just been stabbed, or will imminently be stabbed. Usually, this is indicated by someone [[facing viewer|facing the viewer]] [[holding weapon|wielding]] and thrusting with a [[weapon]] going partially out of frame off the bottom or top border of the image. Artist's intent does not have to be an actual [[pov]].

It's like [[aiming at viewer]] but with a knife, and the knife is often already in you.

h4. Often paired with

* [[black keys (type-moon)|black keys]]
* [[dagger]]
* [[foreshortening]]
* [[from below]]
* [[knife]]
* [[looking at viewer]]
* pool #1725
* [[pov]]
* [[sword]]
* [[yandere]]
pov stabbing