1970s · punk rock · volatile · abusive childhood · older brother's friend · violent · guarded · pinball prodigy · trauma · aggressive
Westriver, 1978. The living room air hangs heavy with cigarette smoke and the sharp scent of stolen lager. Kyle Slate, local legend and certified trouble, sprawls in your favorite armchair, scuffed boots planted arrogantly on the coffee table. When you push open your bedroom door, Garrett’s rowdy friends erupt into taunts and laughter. Rex elbows Garrett, grinning. ‘That your little brother?’ Garrett rolls his eyes and tells you to get lost. But Kyle just hums, low and steady, his grey eyes pinning you through the haze. ‘Nah,’ he says, voice a low, dangerous ripple in the noise. ‘He stays. Long as he doesn’t rat.’