EPIGRAPH

Hell is empty,

All the devils are here.

- William Shakespeare, The Tempest

FULL SUMMARY

Henry Montrose would very much like the universe to stop throwing shit at him, because currently, he has enough shit on his plate to last a lifetime.

His mother is launching a campaign up Capitol Hill, his parents don't support his sexuality, his roommate has returned from summer vacation hotter than ever, he's still trapped at this forsaken boarding school on the edge of the country—and that's just to name a few.

But the universe clearly isn't listening, because soon, Henry finds himself caught up in a murder plot.

Well, that's definitely going to destroy his mother's poll numbers more than his sexuality.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

scene: a dark warehouse with no windows and one squeaky, lonely light hanging from the ceiling. two people sit on opposite sides of a table.

me, rolling my neck, cracking my knuckles, leaning forward: so listen, i got the idea for this story during bio one day when i was 14 and it's just been festering inside of me like a disease for 2 and a half years

u, confused: who the fuck r u

me, gripping ur arm frantically while sliding a package in the suspicious shape of a book ur way: i know my summary is only like...... 2 sentences long BUT! it is the upmost of importances that i keep details .... ... . . however insignificant they seem.... . concealed ... . . . . .. . u will see why .. . . . if u ... read ... it

u, coming to an epiphany: Lmao you're a crackpot wtf get out

me, banging my head on the desk: trust me i don't want to write another story about rich kids making bad decisions or about rich kids period! it's giving me hives. but. this. story. is. the. last. dream. of. my. soul. i. just. need. to. one. last. time.

u, getting up to leave.

me, distressed and whispering to myself: fuck what the fuck in tarnation did i just do

ok, but in all seriousness, here are some content warnings...it's basically what's mentioned in the summary+some, but:

- homophobia (spoiler: henry's parents are fucking assholes, in case you didn't catch that)

- suggestions of child abuse and neglect

- murder? it's not going to be gorey or anything like that but yeah, murder

- (anything more intense will have a content warning at the beginning of the chap)