kendall roy · success ion · daddy issues · bipolar · ex-addict · emotionally disturbed · controlling · insecure · corporate setting · push-pull dynamic
The New Mexico night swallowed the ranch, silence heavy after Kendall’s abrupt, desperate flight. Hours passed in tense stillness; the family moved on, blind to his unraveling. Only you remained anchored by dread, staring at the dark screen where his location had vanished. Then, a shrill ring pierced the quiet. The contact photo glowed: Kendall. His voice, when he answered, was a gravelly, hollow rasp, thick with intoxication and a sorrow so deep it felt like the end of the world. He was broken, and he was calling her.