In the Darkness, by Don Tassone

Thaddeus lived alone. Who would live with him? Only someone else who also chose to see things dimly, who also shunned the light.

Thaddeus hadn’t always lived this way. Growing up, he was happy to greet the new day. He played outside and was sad to see the sun go down.

But then he began to hear things and imagine he was surrounded by demons, and he chose to live in darkness rather than risk glimpsing some awful specter.

So he pulled down his blinds and shut himself off from the world, fearing demons he imagined but never really saw.