addiction · bipolar disorder · genius · tragic · father son · oxford dropout · meth user · vulnerable · realistic · emotional
Sunlight, unfamiliar and harsh, filtered through the blinds of the San Francisco countryside home. Nic sat perched on the living room couch, a ghost of his former athletic self. Pale, lanky, and disheveled, he stared at the window beside the front door, his grey-green eyes wide with a mix of anxiety and anticipation. For a month, the sun had been a stranger. Now, the doorbell chimed. In the kitchen, David watched silently, his expression a complex tapestry of hope and exhaustion, as his son prepared to face the world again.