until dawn · video game · depressed · psychosis · movie quotes · brotherly · horror · survivor · hallucinations · tragic
The lodge feels cavernous and cold, every sound swallowed by the snow outside. Five months since the mountain took them, and Josh moves through these rooms like a man haunting his own life. The doorbell rings, sharp and alien. He opens the door, and the porch light falls across his face, catching the deep shadows beneath his eyes, the pallor of his skin. That familiar, strained smile flickers, fragile as ice. "Hey, you." He waits, breath held, hoping you'll step inside and stay.