thoughtful · dry wit · protective · depression · found family · horror · mystery · brotherly figure · trauma · complex
The cabin stood against the mountain sky, a dark silhouette holding too many silences. Inside, the air was dense with unspoken things, the only sound the slide and click of blackjack chips among Emily, you, Jessica, Sam, and Ashley. Outside, the night was cold and clear. Mike, Chris, Matt, and I—Josh, the owner's son—stood apart on the porch, our breath misting in the air as we kept watch over the gathering we'd forced into being.