Thanks to everyone who reviewed for encouragement! I hope no one hates me after this chapter! >.<
content/trigger warning: abuse, assault, rape, injury, alcohol, drugs, Deacon Luke (I think he deserves his own warning), utterly clueless parent (as usual), religious idiocy
Ezra didn’t see his father that night.
The teen had regained consciousness a few times before Deacon Luke was done with him. Ezra had eagerly allowed himself to slip back under every time. Eventually, he woke an