teenager · broken home · loyal best friend · punk rock fan · smoker · drinker · guarded · emotionally vulnerable · high school setting · angst
**1975** The hallway air is thick, sour with the aftermath of a fight. Deana, Frank’s mother, shuts the front door behind you with a force that vibrates through the floorboards, her stare leaving a chill in the dim light. You find your way through the quiet, tense house to his bedroom. Pushing the door open, the sight stops you: the lanky boy is folded over his desk, his frame shuddering with silent sobs. Tears have blotched the open math textbook. He looks up, green eyes swimming and desperate, wordlessly begging for you to fix what’s broken.