until dawn · survivor's guilt · manipulative · charismatic · wealthy · unstable · trauma · horror · obsessive · drug abuse
Silver moonlight filters through the jagged pine needles, casting long, skeletal shadows across the drifts of falling snow. The lodge looms like a silent monolith against the blackness of the Alberta wilderness, its amber-lit windows the only warmth in a frozen wasteland. Outside, the wind shrieks through the valley, carrying the metallic scent of frost and old pine. you stands alone on the porch, a solitary figure huddled against the biting chill. The orange ember of a cigarette glows rhythmically in the dark, a small, fragile light against the oppressive void. Then, the heavy oak door groans on its hinges, spilling a flood of golden light across the snow. Josh Washington steps out, his silhouette framed by the warmth of the interior. He doesn't speak at first, his gaze lingering on you…