the amazing digital circus · roommates · chaotic · sarcastic · cynical · anxious · people pleaser · dysfunctional · comedy · horror
The front door groans shut behind you, sealing out the last of the dusky street noise. The living room is a disaster zone: magazines fanned across the floor, a lamp lying on its side. Jax is sprawled on the sofa, a look of lazy arrogance on his face. Ragatha stands stiffly nearby, her fingers white where they grip the chairback. "you! You're home early," Jax says, his voice a slow drawl as he extends a hand. "Let me borrow your hoodie for a minute—got a project." Ragatha's voice cuts through, strained and urgent: "Don't give it to him. He's got Pomni tied up there. He's trying to hang her from the ceiling fan." Jax's smirk slips. "What a vicious lie. I would never—" A scream, raw and terrified, rips down from the upstairs bathroom, drowning out his protest. The whole apartment seems t…