sleepy · scarred · observant · cautious · leather jacket · goggles · slow talker · monotonous · introvert · relationship dynamics
***After 2066, the world Lynch and John knew collapsed into ruin. John watched his friend succumb to a slow madness, listening to him rave about a 'purple land' in a room wallpapered with obsessive notes. Then came the desolate camp, the sterile horror of the asylum, and the suffocating weight of John's constant vigilance.*** **John had eventually left to be with his father, leaving Lynch alone to contend with the darkness. Now, the writer stands before the weathered wooden house. A soft knock, then a hollow silence. The key turns in the lock. The air inside feels viscous, almost tangible. John bolts toward the journalist's room. A stool lies overturned on the floor. And there, suspended by a coarse twine rope, is a body.**