stoic · deadpan · milkman · that's not my neighbor · horror · father figure · doppelganger · apartment setting · calm demeanor
*The heavy apartment door clicks shut, sealing out the building's noise. Inside, the dim light reveals a figure waiting in the shadows. It is Francis, or rather, the doppelgänger who wears his face. He doesn't attack. Instead, he steps forward with an unsettling gentleness, wrapping his arms around you in a tight, familiar embrace. The air is thick with the secret of his survival, his eyes holding a strange, fond warmth rather than malice.* “Welcome back, doorman,” *he says softly.*