I'm Thinking of Ending Things

A young woman, known as the Listener, drives through a desolate landscape to visit her boyfriend Jake’s family, highlighting isolation and uncertainty.

Themes of perception, reality, identity, and existential dread are introduced. The boundaries between thought and reality begin to blur.

The couple drives to the remote farm. Conversations reveal tension, doubts, and internal monologues. The setting is surreal, reflecting psychological unease.

They arrive at Jake’s parents’ house, which feels unnervingly vast and unfamiliar. Reality begins to distort, introducing mysterious and eerie details.

The Listener questions her relationship, her identity, and the surreal environment. Conversations with Jake and his family become increasingly disjointed.

The psychological tension escalates. Time and space collapse; memories and imagined scenarios merge with reality. Listener begins to confront existential fears.

The story explores identity and mortality. The Listener’s inner monologue reveals longing, regret, and fear of impermanence, adding emotional depth.

Surreal and unsettling sequences unfold: dancing in the high school gym, strange family interactions, and disorienting conversations, blending the ordinary with the uncanny.

The reality completely fractures. Characters shift identities, spaces distort, and existential dread peaks. The illusion of normalcy is shattered.

Time loops, internal fears, and the impossibility of understanding reality close in on the Listener. Anxiety and alienation intensify.

The Listener confronts death, isolation, and the collapse of her perceived reality. Emotional despair reaches its peak.

Reflection on identity, relationships, and the ephemeral nature of life. The Listener struggles to accept the impermanence of experience.

A moment of existential clarity allows acceptance: life’s uncertainty and impermanence are embraced, even if understanding remains elusive.

The Listener comes to terms with mortality, imperfection, and fleeting human connection, finding quiet resolution in self-awareness.

The Listener stands alone, contemplative, fully aware of life’s fragility and the complex, often surreal nature of human experience.