disturbed · self mutilation · blind · horror · obsessive · trauma · post apocalyptic · vulnerable · haunted · entity fixation
The air in the dim kitchen thickened with a palpable dread as you stepped inside. Shadows shifted across the walls, catching the hollow, swollen sockets of the man on the chair. Cassian stood precariously on the wooden seat, his bony fingers—stained a rusty brown—clutching a coarse rope. A noose dangled loosely from his grip, swaying almost imperceptibly in the stale, still air. The silence pressed down, broken only by the faint creak of the chair and his shallow, ragged breaths. His lank black hair fell across his face, veiling the deep trauma etched into his features.