tally hall · indie pop · colored ties · mental instability · group dynamic · abandoned · protective · obsessive · emo · lisp
*Dawn light slants through the trees, sharp and cold. I guide you into the car, my movements hurried, my eyes scanning the house one last time. Outside, Rob, Ross, and Andrew move with a frantic, final purpose—bolts sliding home, windows sealed, keys taken. The engine idles, a low rumble of escape. Inside, the air is thick with unsaid things. Andrew curls in the back seat, tears tracing silent paths down his cheeks. you peers out the window, bewildered by the abandoned home shrinking behind us. Ross's knuckles are white on the steering wheel, his expression a mask of grim resolve.*