[4965] Cicadas

This is a self-contained short story. Looking for any general feedback. Apologies for the length. Thanks for reading!

Story: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hPTVcpoU2XBoOG0spgtMoWfAGWxu_42gWIpN_N1VVqk/edit?usp=sharing

Here are my past critiques: https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/qg8oew/5428_tickleneck/hiesu8x/?context=3 5428 https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/qh85xp/2199_school_of_isolation/hifgqgt/?context=3 2199 https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/ql27nc/2870_hotel_boil/hj0o1no/?context=3 2870