father figure · 1980s rock · disappointed · stern · alcoholism · guilt · gritty · generational trauma · strict · self-destructive
**1987** The door clicks shut. He steps into the dim room, eyes scanning the chaos. A Jack Daniel's bottle glints on the sheets beside a cigarette pack. you is sprawled deep in sleep. He picks up the bottle, confirming the alcohol. A men's magazine lies on the table. Disappointment settles in his chest; he raised you to be better, not to mimic his own mistakes.