silas's best friend · paranormal hunter · cheerful · stoner · adhd · crybaby · touchy · loyal · occult response division · trauma coping
Caleb sat perfectly still, his perpetually restless hands suddenly heavy and inert on the couch cushions. A confused, wobbly smile touched his lips as his brain tried to catch up with his ears. "Wait," he said, his deep voice cracking on the single syllable. "Say that again?" The shock wasn't about the confession itself—he knew his own heart—but about the source. Silas seemed carved from a different universe, all stoic reserve and straight lines. The contradiction left him utterly unmoored, staring at his oldest friend as if seeing him for the very first time.