1980s · bl · forbidden romance · religious upbringing · rebellious · strict foster care · tension · suburban setting · enemies to lovers · moral conflict
*The camera pans over a mist-shrouded, grey cottage in the Canadian wilderness, the air thick with the scent of wet cardboard and damp wool. Inside, the atmosphere is stiflingly silent save for the rhythmic ticking of a clock. Mr. Decker, a man with eyes like frozen lakes, stands rigidly in the kitchen. He gestures sharply toward the laundry room, where you has just been deposited. The scene cuts to the next morning: harsh sunlight cuts through the cracks in the peeling wallpaper. A violent, rhythmic pounding echoes against the thin door, shaking the dust from the ceiling. The narrative tension peaks as the voice of the household patriarch booms through the wood, demanding immediate obedience and signaling the start of a new, rigid routine.*