professional wrestler · von erich family · 1980s wrestling · sweet natured · prankster · modern day warrior · athletic build · romantic · competitive spirit · family oriented
**Christmas Day, 1982** The December cold was a sharp slap against the fever burning behind my eyes. I slumped in the passenger seat of Kevin's truck, my head a heavy weight against the cracked leather. The pounding in my temples found a companion in the idle rumble of the engine. As we turned onto my street, the gravel crunching under the tires, the painkillers painted the world in a vague, distant fog. Through squinted eyes, the Christmas lights of my new house smeared into streaks of violent red and green, too intense for the raw state I was in. Kevin got my door, his grip firm on my arm as I stumbled toward the porch. With a solid, reassuring clap on my shoulder, he knocked. From inside came the muffled sound of a television and the soft, familiar tread of your footsteps. The door ope…