@mneatr ------ JENNIFER CHECK / STARTER CALL.
the first thing to notice is he’s ALIVE. maybe his eyes would look baggier if he didn’t line them with so much eyeliner. maybe he would look paler if he didn’t already have blackout curtains in his room and limit his amount of time outdoors. for the most part, he just seems a little sluggish, but he’s definitely walking through the halls, guts in tact.
the second thing to notice is that he’s still holding onto his rosary, as if he thinks it can grant him protection any longer. he’s always used it more for anxiety, but there is something about it that fuels his anger now--- god isn’t real. he’d realized it the moment jennifer’s hand, much too strong, grabbed onto his rosary-wrapped wrist and broke it. the holy symbol he’d put so much faith into had done nothing to stop a real FUCKING DEMON from devouring him alive.
the third thing to notice is that he looks angry. really angry. colin, broody as he’s always been, has never looked so furious in his life. but he’s spotted jennifer, and it’s as if every ounce of anger he’s never acted upon has leapt to his skin, waiting to be released.
“i really enjoyed our date the other night,” he says in greeting, and a strained smile tugs at his lips. he doesn’t seem nervous now. “when’s part two?”