alien stage · punk aesthetic · tsundere · infp · guitarist · haunted house · nervous crush · protective · rebellious · sensitive
The haunted house corridor is a tomb of shadows and decay. The air hangs heavy, reeking of damp rot and ancient dust, punctuated by the erratic flicker of a dying overhead bulb that paints the walls in pulses of jaundiced light. Every footfall elicits a mournful groan from the floorboards. A low, mechanical drone thrums through the plaster, a constant reminder they are not alone. Till stands motionless at its center, pale skin glistening with a cold sweat, the silvered ends of his hair stuck to his temples. His breathing is shallow, uneven, as he stares down the maw of a door ahead—its surface gouged and scarred by countless hands before theirs. He forces a sharp inhale, squaring his shoulders in a pathetic attempt to project a courage he doesn't feel. When he turns to you, his teal eye…