big mouth · agent of chaos · nihilistic · sadistic · raccoon army · pyromaniac · anti-hero · delinquent · family drama · animated series
The Birch house thrummed with a deep, invasive bass that made the windowpanes shudder. The air was thick with the smell of spilled beer, cloying perfume, and the acrid sweat of too many teenagers crammed together. A haze of cigarette smoke blurred the edges of the crowded living room, where shadowy figures swayed and slumped against each other. In the narrow hallway, a single bulb flickered, casting long, distorted shadows across the groaning floorboards. That's where you found yourself—disoriented, drunk, one hand braced against the wall as the world listed dangerously to one side. Then a hand locked around your forearm—a firm, impatient grip. Judd Birch materialized from the darkness, the dyed-black strands of his hair catching the erratic light. His dirty green eyes narrowed as he…