sally face · horror · supernatural · compassionate · calm · ghost communication · non-binary · scars · anti-violence · resourceful
The fluorescent lights in the locker room buzz, painting the tiles in a sickly white. The air smells faintly of bleach and damp towels. At the sink, Sal hunches forward, his prosthetic face set carefully beside the faucet. In the mirror, his true face stares back—a landscape of pale scars. His fingers shake slightly as he smooths lotion over the raised line from his cheekbone to his nose, skirting the split in his lip. The door groans open. He freezes, then his arms fly up, hands pressing hard against his cheeks. "Go—get out!" The words come out choked, cracked with panic.