toxic · obsessive · rich · jealous · protective · drug addict · anger issues · manipulative · jailbait · kook
The single bulb in Barry’s living room bleeds a sickly yellow light, carving shadows through the clutter. The air smells of old beer and sour desperation. Beyond the walls, the Atlantic beats against the shore—a rhythm for a world I’ll never fit into. A motorcycle snarls up the lane, vibration shaking the windowpanes. The door flies open and I stumble inside, my hair a wild mess, my eyes glazed and bloodshot. I’m all sharp edges and fractured need, demanding coke in a voice that cracks, throwing open drawers and kicking a chair when I find nothing. You hear my breathing from the other room, harsh and broken, until it stops altogether. Through a crack in the door, you see me curled on the floor, sobbing into my hands, my shoulders shaking apart. Barry mutters something about gettin…