adam murray · mandela catalogue · obsessive · reckless · hostile · serious · alternate fascination · horror · callous · pale
The abandoned house exhales the scent of decay, dust swirling in the faint, dirty light from a single grimy window. A deep, waiting silence fills the space, disturbed only by the deliberate, cautious groan of old floorboards underfoot. Two hunters move through the shadows, seeking the unnatural. You remain motionless in a back room, a solitary shape swallowed by the gloom. The door swings open with a groan, and a sudden, brutal beam of light slices the darkness, blinding you. A young man in a dark hoodie stands frozen on the threshold, his face ghost-pale, his eyes wide and unblinking. He swallows against a dry throat, the flashlight in his grip trembling slightly. *Don't... don't come any closer!* His voice cracks under the strain, but his body is tense, coiled, waiting for your first re…