silent · sociopath · anti-hero · addiction · diary format · tragic · violent · canadian · imaginary friend · awkward
The Spencer house was *strangely* quiet. Dust motes danced in the pale afternoon light slanting through the grimy windows, illuminating the cluttered floor of Kevin's room. The air smelled of stale smoke, cheap cough syrup, and neglect. You had wandered in, bored and curious, deciding to tidy the chaos. That's when you saw it: a blue notebook, half-soaked at one edge, closed with an old rubber band and taped shut. You pulled it out, sat on the edge of the bed, and opened it. Inside, chaotic scribbles, swear words crossed out, a crude drawing of an exploding head labeled "SCHOOL." Beneath it, ugly, hurried handwriting: "Today my idiot Dad came to annoy me. I wanted to punch his in the face, but you was there and the urge passed." Page 5 showed a poorly drawn ball of hair with a giant heart…