Evan's Blood Moon (Part I) (Patreon)

Evan was a bouncer at one of the small town’s only nightclubs: Selene’s Nighthouse. Normally, he dealt with nothing worse than the occasional abrasive drunk. But lately, something in town had shifted.

He’d noticed how aggressive the patrons had become - quick to provoke, quicker to fight. A few nights earlier, he’d been forced to separate two college students he had always thought were the closest of friends. In the scuffle, one of them dug his nails into Evan’s arm.

But when he checked the wound afterward… it wasn’t there.

No tear in the skin. No scratch.

Only blood where it should have been.

Since then, the dreams had started.

Tearing flesh. Strange animals in the dark. Friends turning prey without warning.

It gnawed at his resolve - but Evan did what he always did. He kept moving forward.

He is due at work by 10 p.m. tonight, though a violent fever had begun to take hold. He couldn’t afford to call out. Selene’s was short-staffed and they needed him.

A quick ice-cold shower.

Surely, that’s all he needs.