264: Mind Off The Exhaustive Things

Camilla “Absolutely,” Drake said with a mock-serious tone. “And you know, sometimes facing a fictional threat can be a great way to deal with real-life stress. It’s therapeutic!” I laughed. “You and your therapeutic horror movies. Fine, fine. But if I end up having nightmares, I’m blaming you.” Drake threw his arms up in mock surrender. “Deal! But I’m confident you’ll enjoy it. It’ll be a nice break from everything else.” With a sigh, I finally agreed. “Alright, alright. Let’s pick a horror movie. But I’m choosing the one that’s supposed to be the least scary.” Drake’s eyes lit up with excitement as he rummaged through the movie options. “Deal. But just so you know, I have a feeling you’ll end up liking it more than you expect.” When we navigated through the selection, I couldn’t help but tease him. “You know, if this movie ends up being really scary, I’m going to have to make you sleep on the couch.” Drake looked genuinely offended. “Sleep on the couch? How could you! I’m just