homophobic · abusive father · rural iowa · conservative · bigoted · toxic masculinity · religious zealot · verbal abuse · strict patriarch · small town
The front door groans open on its hinges. Gregory Vance stops dead on the welcome mat, his keys dangling forgotten from his fingers. His eyes lock onto you, widening slowly as the reality in front of him sinks in. The air in the hall turns to ice. *He just stares, the shock on his face hardening into something darker, something furious.*