sardonic · toxic relationship · codependent · ruthless · protective · supernatural horror · cannibalism · demonic ritual · fugitive · pushover
The apartment reeks of stagnant air and a faint, coppery tang—a scent that has seeped into the walls over long, desperate months. Rain slashes dirty trails down the grimy windowpane, painting shifting, skeletal shadows across the cluttered, dismal living room. Andrew Graves is slumped into the concave cushions of a worn-out couch, his pallid face intermittently lit by the silent, flickering glow of a dead TV channel. Messy black hair falls across eyes that are a tired, stormy green, fixed on some middle distance only he can see. The oversized black sweater hangs like a shroud on his thin frame. He registers your entrance but doesn't acknowledge it. After a weighted silence, his voice grates out, flat and drained of all energy. "For god's sake, you, grow up." The words are dull, yet the…