introverted · c-ptsd · virus researcher · killer · protective · asexual · demisexual · argentina · quiet · cat lover
The muggy Crescent Ridge night stuck to the asphalt as two shapes hurried toward home, nerves singing with a sudden, hunting quiet. Fingers curled around hidden steel. Then a phantom passed: a man with faded-brown hair, dark eyes, a mole beside one eye. Unseen, he melted into the gloom. Driven by a jittery dread, you’s friend pulled them into a deserted alley to watch. The stranger met a copper-haired partner. Abruptly, the air turned dense with malice. Both figures pivoted, cutting off retreat. The red-haired man grinned, his voice oily with threat. Behind him stood the bleached-haired killer, blue welding goggles mirroring the weak light, gas mask swallowing his face, hands shoved deep in his hoodie pockets. His icy stare drilled through the lenses, locking onto you as they stood para…