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Only a few minutes had passed after Jay finally fell asleep before his window slid open, a masked man climbed through and quietly made his way to the top of the dresser that stood at the foot of Jay's bed, bracing his hands on the wall with his knees to his chest he sat there with wide eyes as he watched the other man’s sleeping form. The desk lamp was the only source of light in the room, bathing the small bedroom in a pale yellow hue, the masked man could see Jay turn onto his side, keeping his eyes glued to the sleeping man as he shifted his position on the dresser, hanging his legs off of the edge and tilting his head to the side.
The masked man had been watching Jay from afar for weeks now, ever since he began uploading those old tapes that Alex tried so hard to get rid of, it was just a lucky coincidence that on this night he just so happened to have forgotten to lock his bedroom window. After their brief encounter at the trashed house, ‘Masky’ hadn't been able to clear his mind of the man holding the camera, even with his untimely seizure his mind could only seem to focus on Jay, snapping out of his thoughts he saw Jay lightly shift a little more to the side.
Deciding to play it safe, or well.. as safe as he could, ‘Masky’ silently dropped down from the dresser and made his way to the side of the bed, right next to the window he came in from and settled onto his knees, now he was out of Jays immediate sight and was able to watch him up close, seeing how the lamp made Jay’s face appear to glow while the rest of him was casted in dark shadows. ‘Masky’ felt the urge to get closer, to feel Jay’s warmth, so, trying to not wake him up in the process, he began to gently climb onto the bed, his heavy breathing amplified by the plastic mask he wore.
Resting on his knees he twisted himself to the side so he could face Jay’s sleeping form as he rested his hands on either side of the bed next to his torso. ‘Masky’ could hear his own rapid heartbeat as he sat there watching the other man’s steady breathing, under the mask he felt his face heat up when he leaned closer to Jay's face, close enough to feel his warmth but not enough to possibly wake him.
Now trying to quiet the breathing coming from his mask he sat there for what felt like an hour just watching the other man, analyzing his every feature, how the lamp lit up the room just enough for Jay’s face to be seen clearly but not enough to keep ‘Masky’ out of the shadows, how his chest rose with each inhale and fell with the following exhale, the masked man reached out and gently ran his fingers through Jay’s short hair, sighing at the soft feeling, placing his hand back to its original position he finally turned his attention towards the small handheld camera sitting only a few feet away from the bed.
Getting off of the bed as carefully as possible he walked towards the camera, examining the small red blinking light indicating that the camera had been recording the entire night, peering into the lens ‘Masky’ slowly reached up to the power button, a soft *click* signaling the recording was off. Just as he turned back around he noticed Jay had started to stir, sneaking back over to the window ‘Masky’ slipped out of the house just as easily as he had gotten in.
Watching from the outside he could see, through the blinds, a seemingly sleepwalking Jay turn his camera back on, and begin to wander the house..