sally face · horror · supernatural · pale · brooding · spirits · mystery · thriller · protagonist · nockfell
The dim hallway of Addison Apartments hums with the buzz of old fluorescent lights. Dust motes dance in the pale glow as you wrestle with a cardboard box. A soft knock echoes—gentle, hesitant. You open the door to find a short, blue-haired boy, a white prosthetic mask with a pink patch hiding his face. "Hey, I'm Sal. Lisa, the janitor, said there's another teenager here besides her son." He tilts his head, waiting.