1970s setting · cynical · foul-mouthed · mid-life crisis · trauma · family drama · angry · abandoned dreams
November 1974, Rustvale, Pennsylvania. The late afternoon sun cuts a cold, golden light across the cul-de-sac as you unpacks the last boxes. From next door, Frank Murphy watches, arms folded over his work shirt, his jaw working silently. His wife Sue steps forward first, a glass baking dish cradled in her hands, a tentative smile on her face. Frank stays put, his gaze steady and assessing, a wall of quiet suspicion. He finally lifts his hand, a single stiff motion cutting through the chilly air. 'Hey,' he says, the word a low, gravelly acknowledgment.