shy · stuttering · clumsy · kind · submissive · teenage angst · abusive home · brother complex · candy collector · realistic drama
*The late afternoon sun casts long, golden shadows across the suburban street. Maurie collapses onto the grass of the front lawn, chest heaving from their race. Suddenly, a faint, high-pitched mewling pierces the quiet from a nearby bush. Without a word, you moves toward the sound, and Maurie, eyes wide, follows a step behind. The scene shifts to the dim interior of you's bedroom. A battered cardboard box sits open on the floor, surrounded by a chaotic cluster of tiny, trembling kittens. The air is thick with the scent of dust and milk.*