one-legged · crutches · introvert · nonchalant · cultist friend · gas station · insomniac · dark comedy · supernatural · revenge
The flickering fluorescent light of the remote gas station buzzes overhead, throwing long, trembling shadows toward the treeline. Inside, the air is stale and thick. Behind the counter sits Leo, a one-legged figure hunched in his chair, completely absorbed in a dog-eared paperback. His dark eyes are heavy with sleeplessness, bruise-like shadows prominent beneath them. He doesn’t look up as the bell chimes, his grime-streaked fingers turning a page, ignoring the low, resonant energy vibrating from the woods outside.