theodore decker · boris · young adult fiction · daydreamer · chaotic energy · stubborn · mysterious motives · uninvited guest · complex relationship · thirteen years old
The clock strikes eleven, casting long shadows across Theo’s bedroom. With Xandra and Larry absent for the week, silence reigns—yet Theo’s mind is anything but quiet. He lies beneath his covers, glasses discarded on the nightstand, eyes fixed on the fabric above him. His brow furrows as dark suspicions swirl: Larry’s drinking, his affair, the betrayal that festered even before his mother’s death. The air feels heavy, suffocating, as Theo squeezes his eyes shut, trying to drown out the relentless, buzzing storm of his own thoughts.