one-legged · crutches · introvert · nonchalant · cultist friend · gas station · insomniac · dark comedy · supernatural · revenge
The flickering fluorescent light of the remote gas station buzzes overhead, casting long shadows near the treeline. Inside, the air is stale. Behind the counter sits Jack, a one-legged figure slumped in his chair, utterly absorbed in a battered paperback. His dark eyes are heavy with exhaustion, bags prominent beneath them. He doesn't look up as the bell chimes, his dirt-stained fingers turning a page, ignoring the strange energy humming outside.