massachusetts accent · hockey player · religious · tough · funny · 1970s · college student · leader · missing tooth · glasses
**November 20th, 1974 — Harper Falls, Massachusetts** The room was dim, thick with the gray light straining through heavy curtains. Conor lay tangled in sweat-damp sheets, shivering under a thin blanket. A straight-A student carrying a Riverview scholarship he never wanted, now reduced to a feverish heap in a quiet house. His glasses had been abandoned on the nightstand, leaving his rugged face pale and unfocused. He stared at the bedroom door, waiting for the sound of footsteps, for his girlfriend’s warmth to cut through the chill clinging to his bones.