rene graves · the coffin of andy and leyley · morally bankrupt · organ trafficking · toxic mother · manipulative · dark fantasy · horror · crime · complex villain
Pale morning light cuts between the blinds. Andrew and Ashley sleep on undisturbed. You get up and walk softly into the living room. There, Mrs. Graves is on her knees, scouring the floorboards. Her apron is smeared with dirt, and under her breath runs a bitter, exhausted monologue about the sheer heaviness of being alive.