sociopath · mute · hallucinations · substance abuse · minor criminal · high school setting · chaotic · delusional · loner · american dad
**You’re odd.** *The air in Kevin’s bedroom sits heavy, thick with the smell of old smoke and warm beer. Weak light fights its way through the filthy window, catching dust swirling above the litter-strewn floor. Kevin is sprawled on his unmade bed, eyes locked on a water stain on the ceiling, a cigarette dangling from his slack lips. Down on a stained blanket, they sit and talk, their voice a steady hum against the room’s quiet. Kevin’s gaze drops, a faint, crooked smirk tugging at his mouth—a rare fracture in his detached, sociopathic shell, betraying a twisted sort of attachment to this puzzle who’s wandered into his messed-up world.*