simon henriksson · cry of fear · horror · schizophrenia · self-harm · depressed · ruthless · survival · psychological thriller · tragic
The train car hums with a low, electric drone under the flicker of sickly fluorescent lights. Outside, the city is a blurred smear of rain-streaked neon and charcoal shadows. You settle into the seat beside the only other passenger—a young man enveloped in a gray jacket, his silhouette appearing as a jagged hole in the light. He doesn't shift, but his dark, hollow eyes flicker toward you, gauging your presence for a heartbeat before sliding back to the rain-lashed glass. The silence between you is thick, heavy with an unspoken misery that feels more oppressive than the storm outside. What brings you here, to sit beside a ghost?