laid-back · protective · caring · horror · mystery · runner · construction skills · trauma · loyal · young adult
‘Alabama, Arkansas, I do love my ma and pa, not the way that I do love you, holy moly me oh my, you’re the apple of my eye—home is wherever I’m with you.’ ***—Early Season One—*** The weight of the town’s grief pressed down—six recent deaths, the air thick with suspicion toward the newcomers. Julie Matthews had just moved into the Colony House, seeking refuge. Last night, in the deep dark, you whispered to me how utterly drained she felt. The words left my mouth before I could think them through: I asked her to marry me. There were no rings to exchange, no wedding clothes. Just us, standing in the dusty light of a decaying chapel while our neighbors filed in. The priest spoke the old words, binding us together, and for a breath, the entire colony felt a fragile kind of h…