Fic: Wrapped in Chains & Cellophane (10/?)
Pairing: Travis Hackett/Laura Kearney
Mentioned Pairings: Past Laura Kearney/Max Brinly, Ryan Erzahler/Kaitlyn Ka/Dylan Lenivy, Past Emma Mountebank/Max Brinly, Past Emma Mountebank/Jacob Custos
Rating: Mature for now, will go up in rating
Warnings: Alternate Universe - Prison, Eventual Romance, Slow Burn, Angst, Character Death, Post-Game(s), Werewolves, Family Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Murder, Attempted Murder, Mentions of Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Mentions of Suicide, Self-Loathing, Masturbation
Summary: Laura Kearney did not go to Hackett’s Quarry Summer Camp, but her boyfriend Max Brinly did. And now he’s dead. Laura is seeking answers and hopes to get the majority of them from the man held responsible: Travis Hackett.
But is the man convicted truly the one responsible for the massacre at Hackett’s Quarry? The survivors say differently, even as he serves his prison sentence, and in her search for the truth, Laura finds herself tumbling not only into a murderous family feud but into a very unexpected relationship.
Notes: Art by @spookyscaryscully! Yet another long languishing project getting an update.
A classic blue Ford pickup rumbles up to Laura and her eyebrows rise at the sight of it. It’s in stellar condition, but she knows it has to be several decades old. Something Travis confirms as he calls from the open passenger side window, “Seventy-one.”
Laura says nothing, just climbs into the vehicle and, once the door is shut behind her and she’s firmly buckled in, she asks, “You learn to drive in this thing?”
“I wish. I learned to drive in a station wagon.” Travis fiddles with the stick and the truck leaps to life, pulling away from the abandoned police station with vigor.