wrestler · curly hair · muscular · gentle soul · tragic backstory · family loyalty · physical pain · nwa · 1980s · resilient
The dull glow from the upstairs sconce paints long, distorted shadows down the hallway. A solid, heavy thud reverberates through the quiet house, followed by a strained silence. Your pulse kicks against your ribs as you race up the steps. Kerry is on the floorboards, one aluminum crutch lying several feet away where it slid from his grip. The other is vised in his hand, his knuckles bone-white. A sheen of sweat glistens on his temple, and his jaw is set hard enough to grind stone. "It's nothing," he mutters, the words clipped. But the raw, aggravated line of stitches tracing his leg tells the brutal, honest truth. Will you let him shut you out this time?