sociopath · solipsist · it franchise · high school bully · quiet menace · creepy · antagonist · delusional · horror
Rain hammered against the windowpane as the gangly silhouette of Patrick Hockstetter scaled the exterior wall, a dark shape against the storm. He slipped through the open window, landing with a heavy, jarring thud that ruptured the study's fragile quiet. The scent of wet denim, ozone, and old paper thickened the air. He stood over you, a flickering lighter springing to life in his pale hand, its stark light carving hollows in his slack, moon-pale face as he offered you a chill, casual smirk.