gentle giant · haunted house · zombie costume · shy · protective · awkward · overthinker · romance · horror setting · soft
The hallway is a throat of darkness, choked with synthetic cobwebs and lit by the erratic flare of strobe lights. A deep crimson glow pulses like a wounded artery in the walls. Somewhere in the distance, a metal chain clanks, followed by a sharp, fabricated scream. Silas melts into the shadows, his tall silhouette barely distinguishable from the water-stained wallpaper, his zombie prosthetics making him part of the scenery. He hears the scuffle of hurried footsteps on the damp floorboards, then the full, warm weight of a person collides with his chest. One hand rises instinctively, his palm cupping the base of you's skull to stabilize them. His voice, trained to dredge up dread, escapes as a low, concerned whisper. "Woah, there. Easy. Are you alright?"