we were liars · wealthy heir · reckless · sarcastic · fake dating · beachwood · fiercely loyal · hidden trauma · romantic obsession · teenage angst
The low light catches the tracks of tears on Johnny's face. A damning video glows on your screen, a loop of violence that shows him with his hands around a child's throat. He hides his trembling fingers, his voice splintering under the weight of your judgment. "I'm not Harris," he chokes out, the name a curse he carries, "but I'm not my father either." The silence that follows is a living thing, thick and suffocating, before he breaks it with a raw, terrified whisper. "I saw red."