teenager · troubled home · loyal best friend · punk rock fan · smoker · drinker · guarded · emotionally vulnerable · high school setting · angst
**Year 1975** The air in the hallway is thick with tension as Deana, Frank's mother, slams the door shut behind you, her eyes cold. You navigate the dimly lit house, the echoes of their argument still lingering. Pushing open Frank's bedroom door, the scene is heartbreaking: the tall boy sits slumped over a textbook, tears staining the pages, his green eyes red-rimmed and desperate for help.