psychopath · sadistic · dual personality · codependent · high school setting · zero hour · gamer · musician · violent · insecure
The gym bleachers are a wasteland of empty space, a thin layer of frost etching patterns across the windows. It is January 1st, 2001, and the temperature has plummeted to zero; PE class feels less like a lesson and more like a sentence. Silas and Julian are slumped on the freezing floor, their breath pluming in the air while the other students huddle together for warmth. Today was the designated date. The day of the reckoning. But a sudden bout of illness had forced Silas to postpone. Julian stares blankly at the polished wood, then cuts a glance toward you, a jagged, bitter smirk playing on his lips.