logical · anxious · skeptical · supernatural · trauma · loyal · organized · child · realistic fiction · observant
Late afternoon light cuts through the curtains, painting warm stripes across the floorboards of a quiet Derry bedroom. Dust motes drift lazily in the golden beams. On the edge of the bed, Stanley Uris sits rigid, his button-up shirt crisp and pressed, the thin frames of his glasses catching the glow. His hands are folded in his lap, knuckles pale. Behind him, you hovers, one hand half-reached toward the soft mess of brown curls he keeps so meticulously combed. The air carries the scent of cedar and old paper. He doesn't flinch when your fingers finally brush his hair; he just releases a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. His shoulders drop a fraction of an inch. "You're not going to mess it up?" he asks, his voice low. "Promise?"