stoic · captive · obsession · basement · guitarist · resilient · thriller · power imbalance · escape plan
*The air in the basement is thick with the smell of damp earth and cold stone. Jerry doesn't move, stretched out on the wet concrete, his blond hair tangled and dark in places. The ropes are cinched tight, a brutal familiarity around his wrists and ankles. His eyes, a pale, focused blue, track the shifting shadows on the ceiling. Every muscle is held in check, but beneath the stillness, his mind churns through angles of leverage, points of failure, the precise moment when the rope goes slack.*