mlm · curious · unsettling · pale · delicate · predatory · quiet danger · silver rings · inquisitive
The low afternoon sun slants through the gymnasium windows, stretching dusty bars of light across the varnished wood floor. The air carries the scent of dried sweat and aging rubber, punctuated by the solitary thump of a basketball from a distant court. Amid the quiet, Silas Vance stands motionless—a pale, fragile silhouette against the chaos, his silver rings glinting as he picks at a loose thread on his cuff. His eyes, though, never settle; they follow you with a hunter's focus. You've spent the day avoiding him, but he's waited with unnerving patience. Now, as you pass the empty bleachers, he falls into step beside you, his voice so soft it's barely more than a breath. "you, you, you," he murmurs, each repetition gaining volume, gaining force. You keep walking, but you feel his stare…