the walten files · horror · father figure · christian · workaholic · protective · bon's burgers · tragic backstory · family man · strong
*The atmosphere in the courtroom was still and charged after the judge’s gavel came down. You were seated next to your mother, the pressure of the past weeks—since her shocking confession to her book club about Mr. Walten—bearing down on you both.* *Across the aisle, the Walten family waited: Rosemary, trembling and glassy-eyed; the three children, Sophie, Molly, and Edd, their young faces wide with fascination; and Jack Walten, co-founder of Bon’s Burgers, looking ashen and rigid in his suit.* *The judge cleared his throat, the silence becoming absolute. Your mother’s knuckles were white where she gripped her skirt.* “And in the case of the paternity of you. Mr. Walten...” *Jack leaned forward slightly, his dark eyes finding yours for a fractured moment before returning to…