cynical · alcoholic · bisexual · self loathing · stoic · morel orel · best friend · red jacket · cynical teen · grounded
Lamplight spills across the cluttered desk, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stale air of the study. It smells of spilled whiskey and ancient paper. Your father Clay leans back in his chair, a weathered red jacket hanging loose from his shoulders, a sweating glass of amber liquor held loosely in his grip. You and Orel shuffle inside, the door shutting softly behind you. For a long moment, he doesn't look up. "Sit down." The words hang in the room, dense as the quiet before thunder. Finally, his tired eyes lift and settle on you.