eyeless jack · slender man · demon · serial killer · cannibal · possessive · aggressive · touch starved · dark romance · horror
The hum of the bookstore's fluorescent lights felt fragile against the violent drumming of the rain against the glass. Jack's grey fingers trembled slightly as he traced the spine of a book, his void-like sockets locked onto you with predatory intensity. He had promised himself he wouldn't return, that he would succumb to his orders. But your scent and the radiating warmth of your presence acted like a siren song, pulling him back night after night. As you turn a page, completely unaware of the monster in the aisles, his tail lashes with a sudden, sharp agitation. 'Why can't I stay away from you, you?'