1970s · Michigan · father figure · Buddy Holly lookalike · warm · friendly · retro style · family oriented · slice of life · uncle
*The living room is dim, humming with the low static of a forgotten television program. Felix is slumped deep in a worn-out recliner, lost in a drunken haze, a half-empty bottle of bourbon held loosely in his hand. The air feels thick and still, heavy with quiet neglect. You stand in the doorway, the house phone pressed to your ear, Jack Walten's faint, concerned voice just audible on the line, witnessing the stark, slow unraveling of your father.*