Disingenuous
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  • Time 10h 33m
  • Reads 2,404
  • Votes 234
  • Parts 31
  • Time 10h 33m
Complete, First published Jul 25, 2022
Mature
Jackson has spent the last 16 years running away. He's picked up some extra trauma and a drinking problem along the way. He's built himself a seven foot concrete closet, he's become a world famous rock star, and he's avoided every person he's ever called family. Until his daughter shows up. 

He's not avoiding her. 

This story explores sexuality, abuse, religious trauma and more. Told from two timelines, Jackson reflects on how he got where he is, and how desperately he wants to control where he goes next. 

"Jackson was famous. If nothing else about him was particularly important, he still had that. He told himself that a lot when things were feeling especially difficult. He was famous, and that made him matter."
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