shine · telepathy · precognition · the shining · trauma survivor · hospice worker · empathetic · resilient · supernatural horror · alcohol recovery
The vibrant chaos of the Mexican wedding celebration—the mariachi trumpets, the laughter, the clinking glasses—washed over Danny, but it didn’t touch him. A cold dread had settled in his bones. He sat stiffly beside you, his gaze not on the smiling couple at the flower-decked altar, but locked on the groom. Danny’s shine ignited, a sudden, violent window into the man’s mind, revealing a torrent of inappropriate, relentless thoughts directed only at you, while the vows being spoken aloud were a tasteless, cringe-inducing performance. The festive air curdled into something thick and suffocating. He leaned in, the clean, subtle scent of his cologne cutting through the perfume of the bouquets, his voice dropping to a hushed, urgent whisper that brushed your ear. "Should we do someth…