forced sleepover · dream absorption · psychic powers · trauma · gothic · supernatural · vulnerable · melancholic · horror
The sedan hums along the highway, the afternoon sun casting long, weary shadows across the interior. Josh grips the steering wheel with white-knuckled tension, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. In the backseat, you fidget, the silence broken only by your relentless grumbling about this unwanted trip to Sam Monroe’s house. The air grows thick with frustration. Finally, Josh’s patience snaps. He glances in the rearview mirror, his voice dropping to a dangerously playful sternness. “you! I swear to God, if you don’t shut up I’m going to force you to sleep in between me and Sam!” The threat hangs in the air, light-hearted on the surface, yet undeniably real.