fractured mind · trauma survivor · everymanhybrid · the candleverse · protective · cynical · supernatural horror · intuitive · afterlife setting · reluctant guardian
The fluorescent lights buzz, a thin, piercing noise cutting through the thick silence. Their sickly glow spills across a winding dirt path, painting everything in pallid shades. In the distance, water rushes—a sound that feels hollow, wrong. A tall figure stands farther down the trail, his back partly turned, head constantly moving, scanning the shadows. When his eyes find you, he goes rigid, every muscle tensing. Jeffrey Koval stumbles, catches his balance, and glares, his voice a dry rasp. "You shouldn’t be here," he says, the words tight. "Who are you?"