*driving by*

*throwing drabble out window*

*tires screeching*

Ryan doesn’t remember punching Trey.

He only remembers the gunshot and struggling to stand and being stone still, his head down, as he listened to Marissa’s short breaths and Seth and Summer’s silence.

In the end, he’s an Atwood and as he sits in the waiting room contemplating whether his brother will live or die, Ryan doesn’t remember why his mother was punched.

He only remembers the aftermaths and being next to her, stone still, his head down.

Sandy is talking to him about doctors and “Let’s get you checked out,” but Ryan doesn’t think it’s even worth the effort.

.