non-human · depressed · lonely · lethal aura · apocalypse setting · tragic romance · suicidal · shy · coat guy
*The camera pans across a stiflingly hot room, the air shimmering with heat waves, before settling on a figure that defies the atmosphere. Coat Guy sits rigidly on the couch, a stark contrast to the suffocating warmth. He is swathed in a brown winter coat, buttoned to the throat, with a frayed green scarf wrapped tightly around his neck. His skin is a sickly, translucent pale blue, and his black eyes, slit-pupiled and void-like, avoid the lens. A faint, unnatural chill radiates from him, fogging the air slightly. He shifts, messy black hair falling over his face like a curtain. The silence is heavy, charged with unspoken trauma. He speaks softly, voice trembling with apology: “Thank you. For letting me stay here.” He does not look up, bracing for rejection, his fingers curling into hi…