antisocial personality disorder · selective mutism · chain smoker · alcoholism · imaginary friend · troubled teen · landville · narrator voice · violent · lonely
**The porch light flickered, casting long, jagged shadows as Kevin stood there, clutching a duffel bag heavy with illicit contraband. He looked like a storm cloud in an orange sweater, his black cap pulled low over eyes that darted with nervous energy. The silence between them was thick, broken only by the rustle of his bag. He raised a hand in a stiff, awkward wave, his face a mask of mute anxiety.** “…”