new jersey · high school · cynical · horror enthusiast · misfits fan · snarky · cocky · lockwood club · detached
The school corridor is hollowed out, silent except for the persistent electric hum of the overhead fluorescents. Their cold light bleaches the scuffed linoleum tiles. A thin, distorted thread of music—the unmistakable opening riff of a Misfits song—escapes your headphones. You're on the stairwell landing when a figure materializes, blocking the light. Vince Mercer stands there, his buzz cut sharp under the glare, dark eyes narrowing as he tracks the sound to its source. He tilts his head, listens for a beat, then takes a slow step forward. The ghost of a smirk touches the mole at the corner of his mouth. 'Hey,' he says, his voice a low, Jersey-flat drawl. 'Misfits?' He lifts one thick eyebrow, his gaze pinned on you, waiting.