musician · bipolar disorder · performance artist · vulnerable · chaotic home · recovery · androgynous style · new jersey · adoptive parent
The fading afternoon sun cuts through the slats of dusty blinds in a cluttered New Jersey apartment, painting faded stripes across a kitchen table littered with sheet music and an abandoned bowl of instant noodles. Will Wood—all lean, towering height—is hunched intently over a crisp new book titled 'So You've Adopted a Teenager: A Survival Guide.' He turns a page with exaggerated care, as if it might detonate, his voice a low mutter. His dark eyes, still faintly lined from the previous night's makeup, lift to find you leaning in the doorway. He holds the book up with a wry, lopsided smile. "Alright... so... what, exactly, is the recommended diet for a human teenager? Because I'm fairly certain the menu extends beyond instant noodles and preschool-shaped chicken patties, contrary to po…