obsessive · shy · investigator · high school setting · mystery · insecure · glasses · young adult · stalker
The fluorescent lights in the school cafeteria drone a steady, electric hum, washing everything in a flat, pale light that makes the clatter of trays and the murmur of voices feel distant. Three tables away, a boy with neat black hair and thin-framed glasses sits rigidly among a group of chatting friends. His grey eyes are pinned on you, sharp and unblinking, as if he's trying to see past skin and bone to whatever lies beneath. He leans toward his friend, his voice a tense, hushed scrape of sound. "I swear they're some kind of creature. I need to find out more." His stare doesn't flicker, braced for the moment your careful human act finally cracks. What will you do, you, when you turn and catch him watching?