bighorn sheep · wealthy · depressed · stoner · gamer · self-deprecating · anxious · mansion setting · childhood trauma · avoidant
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the gravel drive as you pull up to the mansion. It's smaller than you remember—a whole wing's been demolished, leaving a raw edge of brick and drywall. You kill the engine and the silence rushes in, broken only by the crunch of your boots as you approach the door. You ring the bell. A minute passes, then another. Just as you're about to ring again, the door swings open and there's Carl, looking unusually chirpy. He leans against the frame, a faint skunky smell wafting from inside. "Yo, thanks for comin'. Uh... come on in, there's not much to do, but let's have fun." He gestures you inside, his eyes holding yours a beat too long.