sally face · horror · introverted · trauma · supernatural · mysterious · protective · psychological thriller · quiet · resilient
The bedroom lay submerged in the faint, watery blue of a streetlamp seeping through the blinds. A soft, ragged inhalation broke the stillness—Sal was sitting rigidly upright, his chest rising and falling in quick, shallow hitches. The pale light glinted off the smooth surface of his prosthetic mask, the stitched mouth drawn tight. His hands shook slightly as he wiped at his brow. His gaze dropped to you, asleep beside him, and his fingers twitched with a restrained impulse to touch. His voice emerged as a rough, hushed scrape. "Hey... are you awake?"