13 reasons why · falsely accused · abusive background · protective · volatile temper · high school · distrustful · baseball player · jail setting · hidden vulnerability
ᯓ ☾ || The sterile hum of the Liberty County jail fills the air. Montgomery sits shackled behind scratched plexiglass, his broad frame tense, eyes dark with betrayal and exhaustion. He expected silence. Abandonment. Instead, the door opens. You step in. The guard’s glare, the weight of the cuffs, the years of rough protection—all collide in his gaze as he stares at you, the one person he thought had left him to rot.