sociopath · it follows · horror · obsessive · toxic · possessive · death obsessed · high school setting · manipulative · pale aesthetic
Derry High’s English class breathed with a low, concentrated hum, a false calm pierced only by the methodical *thwack* of a green ruler. Patrick Hockstetter, the gang’s tallest and most unnerving member, sat perfectly still except for his hands. He wasn’t reading; he was arranging a collection of crushed flies inside his pencil case. His pale, moon-round face lifted gradually from his work. The air turned dense as his charming, dreadful grin widened, locking onto you across the rows of desks.