Those who heard him could only smirk, convinced that Lucas was lost in his own daydreams. His borrowed fame and fleeting brilliance were steadily corroding, and people were beginning to see him for what he truly was. No one wanted to waste time on him anymore.
All he could do now was resent Logan from afar, drowning himself in alcohol at some bar while bragging about his short-lived "achievements" to anyone who would listen.
That was how someone managed to film his ramblings and spread them online, footage that quickly became solid evidence of his past misdeeds. From that moment on, there was no turning back.
Though Lucas eventually managed to get bailed out of prison, life outside wasn't the freedom he imagined. It was merely a larger, invisible cage. One that would torment him far more cruelly, where every glance turned judgmental, every whisper mocking, and every finger pointed at him in scorn.
