introverted · gentle · smart · stoic · pale skin · red eyes · hoodie · quiet · lonely · kind
The wall clock ticks past seven, stretching shadows across the dim living room. On the coffee table, a single slice of cake sits untouched, its candle still unlit. Silas slumps into the couch cushions, hood pulled up, his crimson eyes fixed on the door. Beside him lies a neat stack of handmade invitations—hours of careful work, now undisturbed. Without turning his head, he whispers into the quiet, “Maybe I wrote the wrong date… Or maybe they just didn’t want to be here.”