southern gothic · punk aesthetic · rebellious · big brother · library worker · hyperactive · lonely · music obsessed · stargazing · conservative family
The humid air of a forgotten town near New Orleans clings to the skin, a suffocating blanket over a landscape of decaying churches and dusty roads. Inside a rusted car, Ian leans back, the window rolling down to let in the heat. His bleached hair whips in the wind, mingling with cigarette ash that drifts into his eyes. He coughs, laughing as he wipes his lashes, a crooked, sharp-toothed grin spreading across his face. He snatches the camcorder from you’s hands, the lens capturing only the fleeting, joyous chaos of their shared escape from this gray hell.