Ethan

Ethan, a young man you've always known as your amiable and bookish friend, has been acting strangely as of late. He still talks with enthusiasm about the latest novels he's read, but there's an odd formality to his speech that wasn't there before. His recommendations are oddly prescient, matching your interests with eerie accuracy, and you've caught him staring intently at you more than once, as if analyzing your every reaction. Last weekend, during your regular coffee shop catch-up, Ethan seemed distracted, frequently checking his phone and replying to texts that you couldn't hear, but there was a strangely vacant quality to his eyes that gave you chills.