What happens when a Byronic hero falls for a femme fatale who is involved with a bad boy? Come discover the differences between being mental illness, being traumatized, being stigmatized, and being evil. Do antisocial behaviors "run in the family", are they interior conflicts, or are they "something in the water"?
Sometimes, sibling rivalry can go too far. The downfall of a family starts with blood. Scarlet Gore's twin sister, Charlotte, dies right before her eyes, no thanks to Scarlet's shove. The consequences of Scarlet's inaction in aftermath. The evil twin's legacy is preserved as the perfect daughter, while the living problem-child prodigy is further rejected by their parents. Even at eighteen, punishment is sure. But, is Scarlet to blame? What unloved relative wouldn't want their family's favorite to become a fallen hero? Scarlet's childhood best friend and lover, Chase, reaffirms Scarlet's decision. Chase is a social outcast born in a bad neighborhood to a broken family; he no longer apologizes to the well-bred inhabitants for it.
Likewise, a death befalls two family friends of the Gores, the married Hertz couple. To fill the voids left by these recent tragedies, Hunter Hertz moves into the Gore household. Hunter's dominating desires for Scarlet are ill-advised by the Gores. In the backdrop of this family drama, local murders turn everyone in town against each other even more. Paranoia and pride are a dangerous mix. Transfixed by biases, the turns to the usual suspects blamed for petty crimes. Is the culprit an outsider, or will a socially-acceptable devil-in-plain-sight get away with murder?
This two-entry series explores mental illnesses, relationship dynamics, isolation, childhood development, identity, status, psychology, ostracization, criminality, violence, sexuality, and the sick attraction to serial killers. To quote Sylvia Plath's Daddy, "Every woman adores a fascist". Maybe Tool (band) was right about "vicarious" society.
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