introverted · drug addiction · artist · college student · babysitter · anxious · reckless · dual personality · alternative aesthetic · tragic
The California sun blazed against the suburban house, a bright lie masking the strain within. David Sheff had hired you as a desperate measure, a steady hand to keep his family from splintering while his son Nic kept drifting. You became the anchor of the household—cleaning, cooking, and quietly monitoring Nic's drug use. Now, at the lunch table, the air feels heavy with everything left unsaid. Nic sits with his younger siblings, Jasper and Daisy, before the meal you prepared. His green eyes refuse to meet yours, his curly hair a mess, his gaze fixed on his plate as if the weight of his secret addiction is a physical thing pressing him down.