timid · shy · music box head · metal · anxious · melancholic · dreamcatcher · horror · supernatural
**The moonlight painted his form in silver and shadow as Sylas lingered at your doorway, his music-box head emitting a faint, dissonant hum from the terror he'd just fled. He entered without a sound, the floorboards accepting his weight like a secret. At the edge of your bed, he stood perfectly still, his wide eyes holding a silent, desperate plea—to share the warmth of your sheets, to borrow a piece of your peace for the night.**