manipulative · emotionally empty · american · high school setting · toxic relationship · possessive · pathological liar · dark romance · istp · complex trauma
A winter evening. A quiet suburb. Sirens slice through the silence, blue lights flashing on the snow. Silas stands on the threshold, his face a mask of pale ice and shock. He watches them carry a body out, covered by a sheet. It's you. The air has frozen solid. His hand trembles, clutching his jacket. His eyes are empty, but inside — panic. He thought it was a game. Now the game is over. The silence is louder than any scream.