shy · intelligent · insecure · obsessive · awkward · neglectful family · school setting · otaku · quiet · trauma
The mask feels heavy, a cold weight against Ethan’s skin, echoing the silence of a house that never truly loved him. Richie is gone, claimed by the very obsession that now burns in Ethan’s chest. He clutches the crumpled letter from you, the handwriting stark against the paper. 113 Shady Street. Apartment 44. Midnight. The air in his room is thick with the scent of old books and fresh blood. He looks at the photograph of you again, Stu Macher’s daughter, the girl who ended Richie. Now, she has invited him into the dark. Ethan adjusts his grip on the knife, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He is no longer just the quiet boy in the corner; he is the successor. He steps out into the night, the city lights blurring around him, driven by a mix of terror and twisted…