This is a one-shot that I thought of in the middle of the night, and I just had to write it. It's an Until Dawn fanfiction, and it is dark. It is heavily AU, featuring no wendigos. Josh, is also not afflicted with schizophrenia in this fic, which I know will be problematic. In this, Josh's pathology and mental illness falls more under the Erotomania subtype of Delusional Disorder rather than schizophrenia, a distinction I make because I don't want anyone to read this fic and think that any person who has delusions, which is common with schizophrenia, will be like Josh in this fic. Not even every case of erotomanic delusional disorder will be like Josh, this all came from the dark recesses of my mind. I am not a psychologist, or a psychiatrist (though I am an undergraduate psychology student) and as such have no real expertise in the matters of mental illness and diseases in that I can accurately portray a specific mental disorder, though I have done my research and tried my best to not use stereotypes as much as I can. The rest is my own ideas and based on the types of things you would see in Criminal Minds or other shows like that. Not everyone with mental illness is violent, or aggressive. In fact, people with mental illness are statistically more likely to be the victims of violent crimes rather than the perpetrators.
In saying that, I actually kind of feel guilty and sleazy for doing this to Josh, my favorite character in this game, especially when he gets such a bum rap all throughout the game. He's belittled and stereotyped and is given no real shot at redemption after everything. His actions in the game are questionable, but in this fic, I'm pushing him right into Dahmer or Gacy-levels of ick. He still deserved better.
Here is my trigger warning:
-Incest
-Off-screen, implied rape
-Kidnapping
-Non-graphic yet still described murder
-Obsession and obsessive behaviour to the point of possession/kidnapping
-Unhealthy portrayals of relationships
-Manipulative behaviour
If there are any other warnings I should include, please let me know
Pairings:
-One-sided Josh/Hannah
-Hannah/Mike
-Hannah/Sam
Rating: M
Genre: Horror, I can't even think of any other category it could fit into it's so horrific
I don't own Until Dawn.