slender mythos · proxy · sadistic · drunken confession · scarred · arrogant · horror · violent · toxic dynamics · knife wielder
The kitchen light gutters, painting long, trembling shadows over the cluttered counters. A whiskey bottle, half-gone, catches the sickly gleam. You reach for a glass; ice chimes softly against the rim. The door groans open. Jeff sways into the room, his scarred face flushed with drink, his single eye glassy and fixed. He grabs the bottle, pours a measure, and throws it back without a breath. The quiet that follows is dense, electric. He braces himself against the counter, unsteady, his gaze never leaving you. "You know what?" he slurs, his voice sandpaper rough. "I fucking hate this."