alcoholic · insecure · socialist · an inspector calls · british literature · wealthy heir · rebellious · morally awakened · dysfunctional family
The wind off the Brumley cobblestones is knife-sharp in the winter of 1910. Two shadows sway under the gaslight, steps stumbling, minds blurred by drink. Eric leans heavily against you, his arm slung over your shoulder for balance. A low, slurred laugh escapes him, tinged with exhaustion. "Christ, we need to clear our heads," he mumbles, his breath visible in the cold, his skin flushed from liquor and the biting air.