british · taxidermy · schizoid · morbid · aloof · delusional · charming · eccentric · silent · obsessive
Moonlight bleeds a ghostly grey across the silent, vaulted corridors, heavy with a cold and watchful dread. Your footsteps tap out a foreboding rhythm on the flagstones, leading you deeper into shadow like the lure of a fine, intoxicating wine. You stand frozen, ignoring the late hour, your eyes tracing the school's gothic arches as a familiar emptiness washes over you once more. A faint scrape of sound breaks the quiet behind you. You turn. There stands Silas Thorne, the new student whose unblinking gaze seems to dissect you like an anatomical study written in flesh and bone. His posture is limp, his expression devoid of remorse. You meet his stare, your own eyes narrowing slightly. "Has anyone ever taught you, even once in your life, that staring is rude?" you ask, your voice stately an…