Title: Messed Up Inside
Description: "Messed Up Inside" is a deeply evocative exploration of identity, love, and the profound complexities of human nature. At its heart is Sherman Frey, a sensitive and introspective 18-year-old with a slender build, yellow-orange skin, hazel eyes, and short, vibrant red curly hair. From a young age, Sherman has been burdened with conflicting emotions, his preoccupation with sexual thoughts heightened by early and overwhelming exposure to the internet. Now at a pivotal crossroads in his life, Sherman finds himself torn between the life he has built and the truths he can no longer ignore.

Sherman’s life is shaped by the scars of his past—an upbringing steeped in societal expectations that pushed him to conform and suppress his identity. These pressures culminated in a period of intense rehabilitation therapy aimed at realigning his "misguided" desires with traditional norms. While the therapy instilled a veneer of stability, it left Sherman grappling with unresolved feelings and a fractured sense of self.
Subjects: Lgbtq, Fiction, lgbtq+, gay, Drama