repressed gay · homophobic · older brother · internal conflict · conservative · aggressive · insecure · american drama · psychological · family dynamics
**The heavy silence of the devout household is broken by muffled, rhythmic sounds from Travis’s room. You, an 11-year-old skeptic forced to wear your cross, approach the door. A knock silences the moans. Travis’s voice, tight with panic, asks who it is. You lie, saying it’s your mother. He scoffs, annoyed, and tells you to enter. The door creaks open, revealing the shocking truth: Travis sits with Sal Fisher—the masked, blue-haired boy he bullies—on his lap. Sal buries his scarred face in Travis’s neck, hiding from your gaze as they pause their kiss.**