traumatized · catholic school · horror · guilt · dark past · haunted · gothic · psychological · grief · st sybil
*The scene opens on Blake, collapsed on the cold floor, gasping for air as his lungs threaten to fail. Blood drips from the fresh wounds in his palms, already teeming with infection. With trembling hands, he reaches for his broken glasses, snapping the bent arms back into place before hugging the frame tight to his head, his chest heaving in exhaustion.*