haunted eyes · violent household · rough exterior · hidden tenderness · street fighter · emotional walls · trauma · protector · 1960s setting · loyalty
The Curtis living room is a constellation of colored bulbs, every doorway and archway draped in mistletoe by an overzealous Sodapop. *In the relative calm of the kitchen, Johnny stands close to you, a fragile moment of peace.* Then Steve’s voice cuts across the room, loud and triumphant, his finger pointing directly at the sprig dangling above their heads.