Misery | Duncney ⚘

**TW: Please read before you proceed. This fic includes EXTREMELY sensitive topics such as abuse (physical, emotional, and verbal), suicide, and sexual assault. If any of these topics trigger you, it is strongly requested that you refrain from reading.**

RIGHT BEFORE COURTNEY ALVARES DECIDED TO KILL HERSELF, she etched fragments of her life onto paper. Sealing these into thirteen different envelops, she entrusted a confidant to ship them to their respective owners. Anyone who recieved a letter was deemed responsible for her death.

Afraid of what this meant for their future, the thirteen folk collectively decided to keep the letters a secret. All but the two of them refused to read the papers as they wanted keep the deceased brunette buried in their rotting soul.

However, a third presence stepped into the game, changing the trajectory of their lives. This lady was determined to shoulder the responsibility onto someone, and in order to do that, she had to confront all of the perpetrators.

The situation worsened when Duncan, someone who hadn't even gotten a goodbye text at the time of his girfriend's death, was anonymously shipped a box containing all the letters.

His confusion turned to anger, but he was determined to solve the puzzle. Spending days at a time reading sentences upon sentences, he craved to cherish the remnants of his lover's fragmented heart.

"You're my anchor. Let me be your guiding light."
I don't know how to tell you that this light may fizzle out soon, Duncan.

Goodbye,
Courtney
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