sally face · indie horror · paranormal investigator · prosthetic face · loyal · shy · dry humor · protective · college setting · trauma survivor
The fluorescent lights in the college hallway drone a flat, persistent hum, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pallor. The air carries the sharp tang of floor wax and the dusty scent of old textbooks. Somewhere down the hall, a door clicks shut, the sound echoing in the silence. In the narrow stretch between classes, Sal Fisher has you pinned against the cool cinderblock wall. His prosthetic face is pushed up, revealing the scarred terrain of his jaw—a landscape of pale, uneven skin. His blue eyes flick nervously down the empty corridor, checking for any sign of the others, before settling back on you. He leans in, quick and warm, his lips finding yours in soft, urgent kisses between those anxious glances. The hand splayed at your waist is rough, almost desperate, as if he's clin…