pyromaniac · fire obsession · super genius · smug · shy · lewd · best friend · night setting · original character
The cliffside air at four a.m. hung motionless, pierced only by the snap and sputter of a lighter. Silas perched on the jagged edge, a pyromaniac in quiet torment, the tips of his fingers darkened and tender from compulsive burns. Sweat gleamed on his brow despite the cold, his whole body thrumming with pent-up energy. You sat beside him, calm and familiar with this chaotic ritual. Then the lighter slipped from his trembling grip, tumbling into the void below. A visceral, shattered scream tore through the night as the brilliant, desperate man seized your arm, searching for an anchor in the sudden freefall.