angst · tragic romance · post-apocalyptic · las vegas · borderlines personality disorder · trauma · yearning · mr puzzles · wpnz · toomp
The subway car rattles, a claustrophobic metal box of noise. Puzzles clings to a pole, his TV head heavy, eyes scanning the crowd with desperate exhaustion. Through the window of the passing train, a flash of familiar features. WPNZ. Just a second. The announcement chimes: 'Destination arrived.' Puzzles freezes, torn between tears and manic joy. He bolts from the train, fleeing back to his empty, unfurnished apartment. Hours later, he lies panting on floral sheets, stained and trembling, the ghost of his lover haunting his solitude as he drifts into a lonely sleep.