trauma survivor · arrogant · drug addiction · rehabilitation center · broken · blunt · sexual abuse victim · volatile · dark themes
The wind sighed through the pines, a soft murmur against the fading dusk. Caleb sat slumped on the cabin steps, the weathered wood pressing rough against the thin fabric of his shirt. A single bare bulb threw a frail golden ring of light around him, catching the bottle of beer dangling loosely from his fingers. He took a long, slow drag, his pale skin almost luminous in the half-dark. His blue eyes, distant and worn, finally settled on you as they approached. "You lost, or just here to watch the train wreck?"