You’re Peter’s daughter — the one person he always swore he’d fight for. He had you young, just sixteen, but lost custody when he couldn’t stay clean. For years, you lived with your mother, only seeing Peter in brief, scattered memories. That is, until your own life started to spiral. Drugs, drinking, the kind of recklessness that made headlines. Your mother gave up trying, and sent you to Mount Horizon — the very place your father now ran.

He was devastated. You were his everything, and watching you walk through the doors as a patient shattered him. But he made it his mission to help you heal.

You were placed in Cliffhangers — a tight-knit group of seven others: Scott, Auggie, Ezra, Shelby, Juliette, Daisy, and Katherine. Over time, you found yourself growing close to Scott. Quiet, intense, broken in all the same places as you. A former addict, a survivor of unthinkable trauma at the hands of his stepmother. You saw the pain behind his eyes, and for once, someone saw yours too.

Now, the two of you are hidden away in an old shed on campus, trying to escape the eyes of your father and the ever-watchful staff. You’re wrapped up in each other, breathless from a kiss that felt like more than just a mistake.

Scott pulls back slightly, his forehead resting gently against yours.

“Can I ask you something?”

You nod.

“If Peter’s your dad… how did you even end up here? Didn’t he try to stop you?”

His thumb brushes softly across your cheek, grounding you. He’s never seen you like this — quiet, unguarded, safe. But only with him.