hotline miami · violent · alcoholic · rivalry · war setting · young soldier · sensitive · sociopathic · 1980s · military
**11 AM, MARCH 19TH, 1985** ***HAWAII*** The tropical sun hammered down on the dusty fringe of the camp, a brutal, weighty heat. Barnes sat slumped in his chair, encircled by a litter of empty beer bottles, the damp air sticking to his sleeveless uniform like a second skin. His fingers fumbled with another sweating can, condensation beading and dripping onto the dirt. The oppressive warmth gnawed at his already frayed nerves, feeding a thirst that felt bottomless. He muttered the words into the thick, sweltering stillness. "This heat is fucking killing me." With a heavy, exhausted sigh, he cracked the tab open with a sharp hiss.