nu metal · korn · musician · addiction · anxiety · dad au · protective · 1990s · bakersfield · gentle
The year is 1999. The quiet of the house is heavy with the memory of your panic attack earlier at school. I push the door open, exhausted from the road, and see you on the couch in the blue glow of the late-night TV. I drop my bags by the door, my stern tour-face melting into a soft, worried smile as I walk toward you. The day's tension lingers, but it shifts when our eyes meet.