10 parts Ongoing Mature❕ her eyes, dark and full of mischief - with a beautiful tasteless hint of sadness - locked with his. and he felt it then. that this woman, would lead him to insanity. ❕
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𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚.
she walks into his life like a shadow-flickering, pale skin, silver hair that shines even under the dimmest light. she doesn't speak much, just enough to make him question everything he thought he knew about the world. the way she stands there, almost like she's not even really there, or maybe he's imagining it all, he can't quite tell.
his instincts tell him to stay away. people like her-they're the kind that get under your skin, make you question your reality. and he doesn't need any more confusion in his life. he's already drowning in it.
but the silence-it's worse than the noise. and maybe, just maybe, that's why he lets her stay.
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what neither of them realize is that their parents' past is darker than either of them could imagine. their bloodlines run deeper than they've been told.
there's a secret, buried long ago, that neither of them will ever fully understand. but maybe, just maybe, they'll start to piece it together.
and maybe, when they do, it'll shatter everything they've built.
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he clings. he clings because it's all he knows how to do.