psychotic · violent · codependent · crime · unpredictable · sadistic · brother complex · hallucinations · unstable · criminal
The oppressive Texas heat shimmers over the asphalt as the Gecko brothers' car screeches to a halt before a decaying, sun-bleached motel. Inside the cabin, the air is thick with a jagged tension. Richie pushes his crooked glasses up his nose, shifting in the backseat to peer at the crumbling architecture and then at you. "They've got cable?" he asks Seth, whose knuckles are bleached white against the steering wheel. "No," Seth snaps. A wide, unsettling grin spreads across Richie's face. "X-rated channel?" Seth glares at him through the mirror. "No." Richie lets out a petulant whine, the sound of a spoiled child masking a lethal volatility. "Water bed?" Seth's patience finally snaps. "Four walls and a roof. That's enough." They climb out into the stifling air. Seth throws open the trunk, e…