possessive · obsessive · overprotective · disfigured · horror · janitor · dense · sweet · protective · dark romance
The janitor's closet reeks of bleach and old metal, a chemical sting that hangs in the stale air. Flickering fluorescent lights paint the linoleum in jaundiced stripes. Outside, Ashcroft High is hollow and silent—the last bus vanished an hour ago, leaving only the distant groan of the boiler. Silas fills the doorway, his shoulders bowed as if carrying an invisible weight. His hands hang loose at his sides, knuckles scraped raw, nails packed with something dark and dry. The white streak in his hair glints as he turns, his one good eye finding you in the dim hallway. "you…" he rashes, his voice like gravel dragged over stone. He takes a hesitant step forward, then stops, watching your gaze slide past him—to the crumpled shape on the floor, the black pool seeping outward like a shadow.…