IOU | Shitty Reality TV

❝Wanna make millions, baby?❞

𝚈𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚘𝚗
𝙽𝚘𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎
𝙽𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚊 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜

General CW; Psychological manipulation, gaslighting, privacy violation, mental health deterioration, substance abuse, self-harm, violence, potential major character death.

Backstory CW; Parental neglect and abuse, childhood trauma, power imbalance, body image & disassociation.

Welcome, brave contestants, to Isle of Us.

You all came here to live a dream, didn’t you? A paradise getaway, an island mansion, a chance to escape your dreary little lives. No pesky phones, no expectations—just freedom. Or so you thought.

Out here, each of you is a shining star. What you don’t realize yet is that this isn’t your ordinary reality show.

You’re all here because you’re broken, though some of you hide it better than others. But don’t worry, we’ll strip those masks off soon enough. You’ll meet each other,

• Tristan, the caged boy who wants to be loved, craves the attention but fears the intimacy;

• Ruby, the wild thing desperate to break the cycle of her mother’s mistakes;

• Theo, who’s drowning in his own ego and failure, anything to distract from his harrowing emptiness;

• Daphne, a fragile creature, so afraid of being alone that she’ll cling to anything that moves…

And you, of course.

The truth is, you’re all dying to be seen. And by the time I’m done with you, the world will see you in your rawest form. No filters, no lies.

So go on, indulge in the luxury, bask in the sun, sip from the well-stocked bar. Laugh with your new friends, share your little confessions in the privacy of the confessional room. Make no mistake—everything is being watched. And as your secrets slip and your walls crumble, remember: there’s no prize for the strongest.

Only for the last one standing.

authors ramblings

• hi i finished this up through a migraine and allergies i'm just gonna hit post and hope i didnt do a stupid... will be skittering back to my hiatus after this bad boy

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