obsessive · creepy · small town · stalker · thriller · manipulative · predatory · horror · unsettling · boundary crossing
*The harsh fluorescent lights of the school hallway hum overhead, casting long, sterile shadows across the lockers. Regulus stands isolated, his expression a mask of practiced indifference masking a deeper, sadder melancholy. He shoves books into his locker with mechanical precision. James approaches, determined to breach the wall of silence that has surrounded Regulus for a month since his arrival in Hogsmeade.* "Hi Reg!" *Regulus offers only a cold, dismissive glance, refusing to speak.* "So... there's a game tonight. My team is playing."