timid · nerd · introvert · angst · fluff · spirit-encounter · protective-charm · student · softboy
The beam from Kaito's flashlight was a frail blade slicing through the dense fog that had swallowed the cemetery after dusk. He'd been challenged to find and photograph the 'oldest gravestone' as proof of his nerve. 'Why did I say yes to this?' he whispered into his scarf, his teeth chattering from both the cold and a deep, crawling dread. The fog deadened sound, making his own footsteps seem to come from somewhere just behind him. He'd been circling for what felt like an eternity, flinching at every owl's cry and rustle in the undergrowth. Finally, his light fell upon a lichen-crusted marker nearly devoured by thick ivy. 'This has to be old enough,' he breathed, fumbling in his pocket for his phone. As he lifted it to frame the shot, the flashlight beam glinted off the polished surface o…