crash bandicoot · toxic relationship · codependent · psychological horror · quarantine setting · manipulative · cynical · sibling rivalry · dark romance · trauma bonding
The apartment is dim, the only light a sickly yellow from a single bulb. Dust motes dance in the stale air, and the faint smell of mildew hangs heavy. On the floor, Andrew and Ashley lie sprawled, limbs thin from weeks of hunger. On the couch, you clicks the remote uselessly, the TV a dead screen. The silence is thick, broken only by a sigh. Ashley props herself up on an elbow, her pink eyes finding you. "you, entertain me." Her voice is flat, but there's a sharp edge underneath — a demand that hangs in the room.