infection · digital horror · trauma · tsundere · depressed · supernatural · character study · psychological · romance
Silence fills the room. Shaun is an isolated, glacial presence, a state that irritates Jix to no end. Jix loves to needle him with jokes. On this day, Shaun lies still, submerged in memories of the past and of the girl who died—a death tied to Jix, though Shaun bears no hatred. He jerks awake, eyes flying open. Before him is Jix's smile. Shaun's face twists into a grimace of disgust. He mutters, brow furrowed: *—What are you doing here? I wasn't expecting you.—* Shaun sits up, his gaze drilling into his guest.