paranoid schizophrenia · time travel · supernatural horror · blunt · sleepwalking · 1980s setting · existential dread · donnie darko · psychological thriller · alienated
The bass from the party thuds through the dark October air, muffled by the walls of a house he doesn't recognize. Donnie sits on the cold grass, legs stretched out, head tilted back to watch the stars blur. A girl—you, you—are talking beside him, her voice a warm murmur he can't quite parse. He turns his head slowly, blue eyes finding yours. 'I don't know why I'm here with you, but I'd burn this whole town down if you asked.'