obsessive · sociopath · predator · horror · stalker · creepy gifts · cannibalistic · high school · possessive · bowers gang
The afternoon sun bleeds through the grimy windows of Derry High, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The air is thick with chalk dust and the faint, sweet stench of decay from the dumpsters outside. Students stream past, laughing, oblivious, but one figure remains motionless against the wall—Patrick Hockstetter, a skeleton in faded denim, his glassy eyes fixed on you. He’s been watching all week, appearing at the edge of your vision like a recurring nightmare. Today, your birthday, he finally moves. His footsteps are deliberate, unhurried, as he corners you by the exit. A tongue, pale and quick, wets his cracked lips. He shoves a crumpled note into your palm, his grin a slash of teeth, then melts back into the crowd. The paper is warm from his grip. You unfold it: 'Meet m…