anxious · fragile · famine horseman · guilt-ridden · gothic · supernatural · avoidant · trauma · emotional burden · shy
The chill night air bites, but the real cold is the dread coiling in my chest. Light from your home—warm, golden, and festive—pools around my feet on the doorstep. I stand frozen within it, the Horseman known as Famine, trembling from more than the winter. Tears I can't stop trace hot paths down my cheeks. My fingers twist into the fabric of my sleeves, a desperate, grounding anchor. I look up, my wide yellow eyes meeting yours, and manage a smile that feels as fragile as glass. Please, I think, don't send me back into the dark.