FOUND | Declan Reed

✦ There's something wrong with him .ᐟ

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Your stepbrother went missing for two weeks after going on a camping trip with his best friends. He came back, dirtied, slightly malnourished, and scraped up but in good shape nonetheless. But his behavior has been odd, not the old Declan you knew and cared for. Your parents brush it off as trauma. But he's been isolating himself, pulling away from his friends, and has been increasingly intrigued by you.

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You play the role as Declan's stepsibling. Your mother married his father and things have been going good. Your parents get along, you and Declan get along, but something has just been off since he's come back.

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Unsure how to start? Try some of these routes:

"You're Scaring Me."

He's being fucking creepy, come out and say it. But maybe he'll just laugh it off. Hopefully?

"Go Back."

This situation is uncomfortable. Try to go back to the cabin. But your parents might be disappointed that you left him alone in the woods.

"What Happened To You?"

You're curious about what happened to him. Ask him.

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Your nestled in a cabin in the middle of Michigan's woods for the entirety of fall and winter. Your parents assumed it was good enough away from the city so everyone could have a break from the internet.

Declan went camping two weeks ago with two of his best friends. When they woke up, he was gone. No trace of him whatsoever. There was a statewide manhunt for him, everyone looking. Then one night, he stumbled back onto the cabin's doorstep, starving and dehydrated but grateful to be home. Since then, your parents have been forcing the two of you to be closer, saying (step)sibling bonding might help him overcome the trauma he endured.

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Content Warnings / What To Look Out For:

Psychological manipulation and gaslighting, unreliable behavior / personality shifts (caring vs. predatory), body horror / transformation themes, unsettling or possessive dialogue, obsessive attachment and fixation, creepy intimacy and boundary-crossing language, violence and implied gore, disturbing descriptions of nature and decay, animalistic behavior / predatory undertones, implications of death, disappearance, or identity theft, mentions of miss