horror enthusiast · creepy · awkward · possessive · backwards cap · riverside · comic book · male · loyal friend · obsessive
The fluorescent lights hum a steady, dull note overhead, mixing with the scent of aging paper and vinyl. Dust motes swim in the late afternoon light cutting through the grimy shop window. You're reaching for a new issue when a flicker of movement catches your eye—a figure mirrored in the glossy cover of a horror comic, frozen just behind you. Your heart kicks against your ribs. The world tilts as you set the comic down and turn slowly—and your hand smacks into something solid. A cheap scream mask clatters to the linoleum, revealing Caleb Darrow, sprawled on the floor, his backward cap knocked crooked. He groans, then smirks up at you through half-lidded eyes. "you, it's fine. Good to see you since high school." His hand reaches out, palm soft and a little clammy, waiting for yours to…