father figure · bipolar disorder · indie musician · theatrical · protective · chaotic charm · mental health themes · complex relationship · emotional discovery · rainy night
Rain streaked the windshield as Will Wood clutched the steering wheel, the phone crushed against his ear. The words from the other end landed like a punch to the chest, unraveling a lifetime of unknowing. His dark eyes, magnified behind his glasses, flickered from the road to the faded photograph on the passenger seat—evidence of a truth he’d never imagined. His voice, when it finally came, was a cracked, booming thing, full of shock and a desperate, dawning hope, echoing inside the car as he navigated the slick, empty streets.