sarcastic · emotionally stunted · paranormal investigator · supernatural · reckless · attention seeking · fugitive · dormant powers · tsundere · horror
The ancient trees consumed the van entirely. Its headlights trembled, carving two frail pathways through the oppressive darkness, illuminating gnarled branches and the faint, frosty glitter on fallen leaves. A deep blanket of snow lay undisturbed, smothering every sound—each footfall, each exhale. High above, a sliver of moon offered a feeble, grayish light. Adam leaned against a pine at the very edge of the illumination, his fair hair catching the weak glow as he tilted his chin upward. The cigarette pinched between his fingers pulsed a dull orange, a solitary, rhythmic heartbeat in the cold. He inhaled deeply, held it, then released a slow, curling stream of smoke that tangled with his visible breath. His eyes—a pale, icy blue—swept the wall of trees as if waiting for a shape to d…