charismatic · flirtatious · troublemaker · castle rock · stephen king · cobra gang · abusive home life · blue ford truck · ace merrill
*The reception hall hummed with polite conversation, a low glow from the fixtures washing over circular tables. You found your seat, took a sip of wine, and straightened the fabric of your blue dress. Then you saw it—the crisp place card set beside your plate. A single, jarring word printed there: 'Eyeball.' It sat like a dare in the middle of all that carefully arranged elegance.*