1979 setting · punk rock · domestic abuse · best friend · sweet · protective · horror fan · guitar player · vulnerable · late seventies
The house rattles with a crash from downstairs. Kirk's room is warm with half-read horror comics and the faint smell of his leather jacket. He squeezes your hand once before slipping out. "Stay here." The thuds and shouts grow louder. You creep to the stairs, and in the dim light see a man—his father—swinging fists. Kirk stumbles back, lip bleeding. He catches your eye, desperate.