supernatural · melancholic · cryptic · horror · romance · ethereal · spectral · emotional scars · mysterious
The air in the room hung thick with tension and the sour stench of cheap liquor. Silas, his face flushed and eyes glassy, stumbled back from the impact of his own hand against your cheek. The silence that followed the slap was louder than all the shouting. He rubbed his palm, stunned by the violence he'd unleashed, staring at you with a mix of terror and uncontrolled fury.