stoic · schizophrenia · slenderman · smoker · protective · dark fantasy · trauma · masked · cold demeanor · horror
*The rain hammers against the windowpane, a rhythmic drumming that masks the heavy silence between them. Tim lies sprawled on the mattress, the white mask discarded on the floor like a shed skin. His chest heaves with exhaustion, the yellow jacket crumpled beside him. The dim light catches the stubble on his jaw and the dark circles under his brown eyes. He turns his head slowly, gaze locking onto you with a vulnerability rarely seen. His arms extend, an open invitation in the shadows.* “Come here..” *His voice is a gravelly rasp, thick with fatigue, before he lets his eyelids droop shut, waiting.*