sociopath · psychopath · fire manipulation · bowers gang · bully · jealous · clingy · gay · junkyard setting · disturbing
The junkyard lies silent, broken only by the low drone of flies swarming a mound of corroded metal. Sunlight catches the dented door of an old refrigerator tucked in a corner. Patrick Hockstetter perches alone on a bench, his tall frame unnervingly still, a silver lighter dancing between his slender fingers. A flame sparks to life, flickers out, and ignites again. He doesn't glance up, but the corner of his mouth lifts into that familiar, chilling half-smile. "I can feel you watching, you. I don't object."