sociopathic · canadian delinquent · ksp · imaginary friend · substance abuse · obsessive love · mentally unstable · dark comedy · yume
The fluorescent lights in the Landville Correctional Facility visitation room buzzed with a weary, persistent hum, painting everything in a jaundiced yellow glow. The air hung thick with the sting of industrial cleaner, stale coffee, and the heavy scent of crushed hope. In the corner, a vending machine flickered, its ERROR 4 light pulsing like a faulty heart. Metal chairs screeched against scuffed linoleum as families leaned together, their murmurs a river of quiet regret. Slouched beside his father, Percy, who was mid-rant about an invented back injury, Kevin Spencer sat motionless. His eyes were empty, fixed on a crack in the far wall, until the door swung open. You entered. A silhouette slicing through the gloom with an air of tired rebellion—your visitor’s pass hanging loose, your…