Spencer opened the door slowly to the room, half expecting Adrian to be sitting on the bed. He hadn't seen where the man had gone, and wasn't quite sure if he wanted to see him at the moment. The room was bathed in the very dim glow as the evening sun began to set, making the room almost completely dark. Spencer froze for a second and his heart rate quickened. The dark. The room was dark. Victor could be hiding in there, as far as he knew, the tall grey man could be in the corner, waiting for the moment in which he entered the room to grab him. He knew he had to turn the light on though. He shivered, frightened, took a breath, and rushed into the room, fumbling for a source of light. Fear raced up his spine as he stumbled around the room, and at least found a lamp. His hands shaking, the man attempted to turn it on. After a few moments, he clicked it on, instantly illuminating the room in bright light. His eyes scanned the room instantly for movement, chest rising and falling rapidly. Thankfully, he didn't catch sight of the horrible Victor as his hazel green eyes flitted rapidly around the room.
For good measure, Spencer turned on the overhead light, so the room was incredibly bright. He looked around briefly once more. He wasn't usually this paranoid, but the action filled day and stress had gotten to the man. Spencer walked over to the bunk, threw his duffel to the top, and attempted to climb up the ladder. His white converse held traction on the metal surprisingly well, and he climbed to his bunk with ease. The man scrambled up and sat facing the door, his back pushed as far as he could to the wall. This way he could scan he room for any signs of Victor. His eyes dropped down to his sheets. They were a dark shade of grey. Frantically, Spencer removed the quilt and stripped the bed of it's sheets, leaving it barren except the quilt. He grabbed the sheets and threw then across the room, slightly more relaxed now that he had rid of them.
Spencer absently looked through his duffel. His mom did pack his night light. He set the small lighting fixture aside, reminding himself to plug it in later. His mother had packed him mostly long sleeves, as Spencer had hoped, and smiled half heartedly. He looked up occasionally, finding relief that Victor was absent from the room each time.
Spencer lingered longer on his duffel than he had been when he caught sight of a color out of his peripheral vision. His mouth went dry an his heart sped up, his palms sweaty and limps weak. The color was grey.
His head snapped up instantly, seeing a dark grey shaded man next to his bunk. He was quite tall, his eyes barely peeked over the top of his bunk, a large number 4 imprinted on his forehead. Spencer scooted back against the wall as far as he could, his breathing labored. "V-V-Victor." He stammered nervously, watching as the man moved towards the ladder of the bed. In an instant he was in front of Spencer, his expression blank as he stared at Spencer's frightened gaze. Spencer was slightly surprised the man could fit in the small space.
"Spencer," He spoke, voice insincerely calm and sweet, "Long time no see? That's quite a cut you have on your lip. That man really beat the shit out of you earlier."
Spencer gulped nervously, "Y-You saw that?"
Victor nodded, "I see everything." The grey man's eyes traveled next to Spencer. He noticed his gaze linger on the nightlight, the grey man's expression changing to one of hatred and disgust.
"You brought this piece of shit with you!?" Victor asked angrily, voice raised and threatening as he pointed to the nightlight, "And had the nerve to tell your roommate, whatever his goddamn name is, you have it!?"
Spencer shook nervously. Victor had always hated the nightlight. "I'm sorry," He whispered, voice quiet and timid.
Victor stared at Spencer harshly, "If you were sorry you wouldn't have brought it." Silence ensued, Spencer staring fearfully at the grey man. After a few moments, Victor spoke, false kindness in his voice.
"Spencer, what's your roommate's name?"
Spencer swallowed nervously, "W-why?"
Victor's jaw clenched in anger, "Just tell me."
Spencer was still shaking in nervousness. He wasn't sure why Victor was asking for Adrian's name. Wouldn't he have found that out yet?
Victor breathed out angrily, suddenly clenching Spencer's wrists forcefully when the younger man didn't respond, "Tell me Spencer!"
Spencer's wrists hurt instantly from the man's tight grip, something inside him urging him not to diverge his roommate's name. His nails dug painfully into his palms, "No."
"TELL ME!" the grey man was inches away from Spencer's face, expression furious and grasp horribly tight on Spencer's arms.
"Adrian," He whispered finally, eyes wide from the confrontation, nails dug harshly into his palms. Victor's expression softened for a moment as he released his grip on Spencer's wrists. The young man looked at his palms which had begun to sting painfully, he had dung the in so harshly they had begun to bleed in 8 small crescent marks.
Victor had noticed Spencer's unintentional self injuries, "You deserve it, bitch." Within seconds of the grey man's words, he clutched one of Spencer's wrists and slammed it forcefully into his own jaw. Before Spencer could react, his jaw and palm stung with the force of Victor's abuse. Looking smug, Victor climbed off the bunk and stood near the door to the room.
"Oh, and don't let those medical shits give you their meds, or I'll make you regret taking them," He spoke before exiting the room.
As soon as Spencer was sure he left, the tears he had been holding in since Victor appeared stream from his eyes. It wasn't even the worst of the abusive man, he had once almost succeeded in making Spencer choke himself. The whole entirety of the day had affected Spencer in such a way that Victor's visit was amplified. His cheek stung and his palms stung. He was pretty sure they weren't bleeding very bad, if not at all anymore, yet his palms still hurt.
Spencer laid down on his bed, head smashed into his pillow as he breathed anxiously, still shaking. He knew one thing, he wasn't going to take the medication like Victor said. He hadn't disobeyed Victor very badly in his visit moments before. The last time Victor had told Spencer not to take his medication and he had flashed bleakly before him, his mind instantly changing the subject. Spencer grabbed the quilt on his bed and pulled in over him, covering his entire body. He had stopped crying, but was still shaky, panicked, and utterly exhausted.
Addressed: (Victor)
Mentioned: (Victor), Adrian
Word Count: 1152
Muse: really good
Mood: terrified, panicky, tired
Side Notes: my first 1000+ word post, I'm so proud c: