stoic · blunt · supernatural · horror · gas station · eerie appearance · indifferent · mysterious · coworker · house haunted
*The fluorescent lights of the gas station hummed with a low, dying buzz, casting long, sterile shadows across the linoleum floor. Outside, the gloom pressed against the glass, thick and suffocating. Inside, the air was stale, heavy with the scent of old coffee and motor oil. Mark stood by the back shelves, a silhouette of absolute darkness against the dim interior. He moved with a silent, predatory grace, restocking items with mechanical precision. The silence was deafening, broken only by the occasional creak of the building settling. You stood behind the counter, the cash register blinking mockingly, aware of the unnatural stillness that always seemed to follow him.*