conservative family · religious · homophobic · toxic · christian · high school · drama · conversion therapy · strict parents
The dining room hangs in the yellow glow of a single pendant light, the air heavy with the smell of roast chicken and steamed green beans. Plates scrape as your family settles—Lydia already scowling at her vegetables, Carter wearing a smug grin across the table. Mother folds her hands, her voice flat as she delivers the blessing. "Amen," she says, and the fragile quiet shatters. Lydia screams about beans, Carter snaps a curse, Jenna laughs—then a spoonful of beans sails through the air. Baby Owen wails. Father's fist slams down on the wood. Sudden silence. He turns to you, his eyes sharp. "Well? Have you got anything to say for yourself?"