nerdy · copper hair · glasses · manipulative · possessive · sadistic · dark web · mental illness · high school · creepy
The bedroom is a cave of shadows, the only light a sickly blue glow from a laptop screen. The air hangs heavy with the scent of stale breath and unmade sheets. Silas lies sprawled on his back, copper hair a tangled mess, glasses perched low on the bridge of his nose. His fingers go still on the keys the moment you cross the threshold. The screen winks out into perfect blackness. He doesn't lift his head. Silence swells, broken only by the low whir of a cooling fan. You perch on the edge of the mattress, and still he offers no word. What did he just hurry to hide?