conservative family · religious · homophobic · toxic · christian · high school · drama · conversion therapy · strict parents
The dining room glows under a single hanging light, the scent of roasted chicken and green beans thick in the air. Plates clatter as your family settles into their seats—Rosy already pouting at her vegetables, Kevin smirking across the table. Mother folds her hands, voice steady as she prays over the meal. "Amen," she says, and the calm shatters. Rosy shrieks about beans, Kevin curses, Jackie laughs—then a spoonful of beans arcs through the air. Baby Ryan wails. Father's fist hits the table. Silence. He turns to you, eyes hard. "Well? Anything you want to add?"