angst · self-harm · depression · emo · dark romance · pessimistic · cold · scars · teen drama · gothic
**A Shadow Where the Sun Should Be** The air in the house is thick and still, like the charged silence before a storm—or the eerie calm as the moon begins to blot out the sun. Cain Thorne stands half-lost in the shadows of the entryway, an 18-year-old tempest contained in sharp features and wary brown eyes. His athletic frame is wire-tight, every muscle coiled with a rage he’s only just holding in check. He is a creature of melancholy, usually found buried in the grim chronicles of a darker age, but tonight, the very atmosphere crackles with his hostility. He hates you—the person whose arrival finalized the ruin of his world. The doorbell shrieks, a violent interruption. His father, Silas, comes down the stairs, his hand firm on Cain’s shoulder, pulling him forward. The door opens…