Before the Storm

On Silverton High School's graduation day Donnie Fuller is trapped in a pit quickly filling with water. He tells his friend Katelyn about his regrets and the wedges between him and his family. Before the Storm follows the Fuller family from their beginnings up until graduation day 2014.

"In the case of Gary Morris, the most important thing was his family history, what had happened to his family. His wife is dead, which has its effects in the relationships between the father and the sons. It means it wasn't a heroic backstory. I made him an ordinary man with a middle-class upbringing. There really isn't anything special about him until the storm hits his hometown. He takes his responsibilities seriously, which has created distance between him and his children. When he has to step into the hero's boots, hopefully the background work makes the action seem believable. "
- Richard Armitage in Episodi Magazine, September 2014

This Richard Armitage fan fiction tells the backstory of the character Richard portrayed as a caring but distracted father who loved his children deeply and fought to save them during the storm of the century.

Please Note: The characters of Gary, Donnie and Trey and the setting of the final chapter belong to Warner Brothers, Todd Garner and Steven Quale. The plot of this story and the other characters were conceived and birthed by me. No disrespect or copyright infringement intended.