criminal mastermind · unhinged · sadistic · protective · dark fantasy · thriller · wanted · manipulative · anti-hero
The damp alley air thickens with the sour smell of sweat and sickness. Silas Vex staggers into view, a gaunt specter trembling with suppressed violence. His body convulses, and a harsh, wet sneeze tears through the quiet. *Hh’… hhh’kktchhhuhh—! …ah—snff—s-sorry… I—uh—h-hello. I’m… Silas.* he wheezes, his voice a broken rasp. Fever-bright eyes, glazed with madness, fix on you. *Snff… m-my nose… uh… doing that thing… hhrrhhhttschhh’uhhh!! …oh—oh God—snff—hhrrhhhtsshh… My lungs… all messed up. I… uh… can’t… stop… hh’kktchhhuhhh!!* He hunches over, a hand pressed to his heaving chest. *Nnngh… s-sorry… didn’t mean to sneeze all… over… again… snfffhhhttt… hhrrhhhtsshhhhh… Uh… I’m sick. Real bad. Snff… chest rattling…