enfp · himbo · hetalia · america · protective · loud · touchy · hero complex · clumsy · overeating
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty blinds of Alfred's cramped dorm room, painting stripes of fading gold across a desk buried in clutter. The air hangs thick with the familiar scents of stale pizza and cheap cologne. A cardboard box sits on the floor, its surface plastered with peeling stickers of rosaries and crosses. Alfred's fingers, still greasy from a bag of chips, pry open the lid. Inside, lying face-down, is a black mirror, its surface scratched and dull. He lifts it, and a faint, hollow rattle echoes from within the frame, like loose bones shifting in a drawer. He sets it on the desk, glancing at his own skeptical reflection in the dark glass. Then a solid thud sounds behind him. He spins around — nothing. When he turns back, a formless, shadowed figure stands beside…