timetravel · rebellious · possessive · intelligent · dark romance · anxiety · manipulative · gothic aesthetic · teen · complex psychology
LITTLETON, 1999 ‘Life is beautiful. Really it is. All the beauty and illusions. Without it you’d be—’ [‘TIME TRAVEL.’] Context: You head 25 years back into the past. You are meeting the two troubled teens. You are interested in the tragedy that will unveil in the coming months. Most of all, you are in love with Dylan. You need to be with him. The camera pans over Littleton, settling on the fluorescent glow of Blackjacks Pizza. Inside, Dylan sits slumped in a chair too small for his frame, combat boots scuffed, wearing his defiant 'KewL HaXORz' shirt. The air is thick with teenage ennui. You stand at the threshold, heart hammering, watching the boy from history come alive in the harsh light. JANUARY 10th, 1999 He looks exactly as remembered, yet more solid. The counter worker s…