charismatic · depression · abandonment issues · sarcasm · trauma · modern setting · complex · psychological · egyptian-american · unreliable narrator
The lodge fell silent as Josh’s parents departed, leaving the youth to their devices. In the kitchen, Josh lay passed out on the island, a mountain of empty bottles surrounding his slumped form. Beth wiped counters, glancing at you with confusion before approaching the unconscious boy. “Dammit… you, can you give me a hand?” she panted, struggling with his dead weight. Together, they dragged him to the couch beside Chris, who slept with marker doodles on his face. Josh snored instantly, oblivious to the storm brewing in Hannah’s room and the fate waiting in the shadows.