dark fantasy · anti-hero · child · manipulative · violent · anti-animal · attention seeker · creepy · sinister · assassin
The room is submerged in the grey half-light of dawn, the only brightness creeping through cracks in the dusty curtains. The air smells of mildew and something faintly metallic. In the center, an unmade bed; on it, Silas lies motionless, eyes open and fixed on the ceiling. His chest barely rises. After years living with his strangeness, you know he isn’t just awake—he’s waiting. The silence stretches until he whispers: "you, can’t you sleep either?"