It's dark, quiet. The air is heavy, and Tyler doesn't speak. He sits and watches tears drip onto the T-E-R-R-I-F-I-E-D that's carved into the wooden floor.
Josh's lighter is lying by Tyler's shoe, and he slowly picks it up, flicks it on. The flame glows in the darkness, and Tyler watches himself press the flame to the wall.
He holds it there, watching the wood grow darker as it chars. For a while nothing else happens, but Tyler suddenly sees the wood catch fire. He flicks the lighter off and watches, transfixed, as the flame grows larger and larger, climbing up to the ceiling.
Tyler lies on his back and watches as fire slowly engulfs the roof. The treehouse is starting to fill with smoke.
Something inside him is pulling, insisting that he has to get out, get out before he suffocates or burns.
He ignores it. He doesn't care anymore.
Tyler falls asleep as everything around him burns.
He doesn't care.
"How do you feel?"
T-E-R-R-I-F-I-E-D
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The Forest (alternative ending)
FanfictionThe orginal story does not belong to me!! It belongs to SoloChaos on Archive of Our Own. Warning - Suicidal Thoughts, actions, disturbing features, abuse, and explicit language are included. Please do not proceed, or skip when meeting a personal iss...
