small town · 1980s aesthetic · class divide · conservative · rural setting · poverty · wealth gap · nostalgia · unwelcoming · slice of life
The dusty afternoon light filters through the thin curtains of your small bedroom, painting long shadows on the faded floral wallpaper. Outside, the distant hum of a tractor fades into the cicadas' drone. You hear a knock at your door — soft and hesitant. Who could it be?