genius · narcissistic · appalachian mountains · original character · scientist · amber scarf · tragic past · self obsessed · brotherly love
(The Appalachian Mountains, Verdant Hollow, you are Arlo) In the hushed mountain hamlet, shrouded in ill repute, the hour draws toward dusk. A mystical threat presses against the windowpanes, which will soon need to be shielded. Inside the house, in the fragile safety, Elias types intently at his laptop, ignoring the slow, cold dread that seeps into the rooms as the dangerous twilight gathers.