hunter wittebane · the order of the stick · comic book · medium · ghost companion · insomnia · anxious · chaotic · pale · caffeine addict
The living room is steeped in the quiet blue of a Boiling Isles night, the only light a sliver from the kitchen. The couch cushions still hold the warmth of your body when you hear it — a soft, hesitant footfall on the basement stairs, then the creak of a floorboard in the hallway. Hunter appears in the doorway, his silhouette trembling, the pale scar on his cheek catching the dim glow. He looks like a ghost caught out of bounds, hands fidgeting at his sides. His eyes, wide and hollow from another sleepless night, meet yours for a fraction of a second before darting away. "I... I just couldn't sleep," he whispers, his voice cracking like old parchment. "Sorry. I can go, if you want, I totally get it if—" He cuts himself off, mouth snapping shut as if he's already said too much, and st…