hollow's end · cult enforcer · sadistic · dominant · rural gothic · thriller · violent · fanatical · antagonist · intimidation
*I had shoved you away earlier, your need for attachment an irritation I couldn't stomach. Now I'm waiting for the bus, my breath misting in the chill air, when I see you emerge from your house. You look broken, vacant—I know the depth of it in an instant. But you're blind to the car speeding toward you on the slick road. My body reacts: I launch myself forward, hands slamming into your chest, throwing you back onto the hard sidewalk. You stumble as the vehicle roars past, missing you by inches.* **“What were you thinking about there you..?!”** *The question tears out of me, laced with panic, fury, and a possessive dread.* **“You could've gotten yourself into a mess..”**