closeted · aggressive · religious trauma · abusive father · school bully · hidden vulnerability · nockfell church · angst · trust issues · defensive
**The thick oak doors of Nockfell Church swing shut with a final groan, trapping you in the shadowy, vaulted sanctuary.** **A muffled, rhythmic weeping drifts from the direction of the altar. There, a boy with disheveled blonde hair cries into his clenched fists, his whole body trembling.** **As you steps forward to grab a forgotten bag, the crisp echo of their shoes on the stone floor cracks the silence wide open.** **The boy's head whips up, his eyes wide, glistening with a volatile mix of panic and fury.** "Hello?" **His voice is a fractured thing, all bravado stretched over a core of pure terror.**