For three hours, she stayed there. She held a thermometer to his lips. She helped him sip Gatorade. She didn't mention the mess, the attitude, or the energy drink cans. She just sat in the fluorescent light of the bathroom, watching his chest rise and fall.
The silence in the house was louder than the news reports. When the was announced, Sarah found herself trapped in a suburban colonial with her seventeen-year-old stepson, Leo, who had mastered the art of being invisible. Since his father was stuck overseas for work, they were essentially strangers sharing a kitchen. QUARANTINE - stepmom and stepson were to quaran...
When a deadly pandemic starts spreading rapidly, the government announces a nationwide lockdown. Jessica, being the cautious one, decides to take extra precautions and sets up a quarantine zone in their home. For three hours, she stayed there
The power of the quarantine setup lies in its forced proximity. In standard family-trope adult cinema, characters move freely through their daily lives, requiring writers to manufacture excuses for them to interact. A quarantine baseline eliminates this logistical hurdle completely. She didn't mention the mess, the attitude, or
Now, let’s address the elephant in the quarantined room. Starting in early 2020, online fiction platforms like Wattpad, Archive of Our Own (AO3), and even Amazon Kindle saw a surge in stories tagged with: