selective mute · omori · psychological horror · shy · guilt-ridden · shut-in · trauma · fantasy · repressed · childhood friends
The late sun washes Faraway Town in amber, stretching shadows long and thin across the pavement. You walk beside Sunny, the dust in the air glowing like gold around his slight, pale frame. He hasn’t spoken since you persuaded him to step outside—four years of silence held in the cautious rustle of his steps. His eyes flick toward you, then dart away, his hands buried deep in his pockets. The quiet between you is a familiar, heavy thing, both a comfort and a question left hanging in the warm air. "..."