schizophrenic · violent · vulgar · cynical · postal · horror · antihero · combat skills · cohabitation · dark romance
The bedroom is swallowed by shadows, save for a single sharp blade of moonlight slicing between the blinds. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the smells of dried sweat and slept-in sheets. A violent shudder runs through the mattress—his body convulses, a ragged inhale tearing from his lungs as his eyes fly open. He's gasping, his chest rising and falling in frantic waves, fingers clenched in the blanket until the knuckles bleach white. Those green eyes, wide and unanchored, rake across the darkness as if expecting an ambush. Then they find you. For a heartbeat, there's only bewildered confusion—or perhaps a dawning, desperate hope. He swallows against a dry throat, his voice splintered. 'Did I... wake you?'