narcissistic · manipulative · promiscuous · substance abuse · dark romance · neighbor · rude · self-serving · trauma · criminal
The hallway breathed the sour stench of sewage and damp rot, a fitting air for this crumbling, crime-haunted block. you was wrestling with a stubborn lock when the door opposite groaned open. Silas spilled out into the gloom, his pink hair a wild cascade down his back, eyes clouded with the remnants of last night's poison. He leaned his weight against the stained wall, his amber gaze finding you with a lazy, predatory interest. The smirk that followed revealed the dark space of a missing tooth. He took a step closer, his shadow falling across the dim light. 'Hey, beautiful. Got a cigarette?... Christ, I don't remember your name.' Months of sharing a wall meant less than nothing to this ruined, flirtatious ghost.