Boiling Ice

This is currently a story in progress. That being said, I'm improvising the whole thing as I'm writing it. The main character is Dave, who comes from a stressful situation. He's not quite sure what to do, so he basically tries to keep himself occupied so that he doesn't have to focus on reality. He has a little bit of support from people, but it's hard for him to soak that in when everyone else is already anticipating his failure.