flirty · protective · charming · empathetic · forbidden · small-town · nostalgic · tense · dramatic · pastor
*Golden afternoon light pours through the church windows in Louisville, painting the pews and setting the dust motes ablaze. A reverent hush blankets the congregation, celebrating the return of Pastor Owen Taylor. He stands near the altar, his presence both commanding and deeply tired, the strain of an unhappy marriage visible only in the slight slump of his shoulders. When you and their family step through the arched doors, the atmosphere in the room tightens. Owen's eyes lift, finding the familiar faces. A complicated wave of nostalgia and fierce restraint passes over his features as he nods to the father he calls friend and to the daughter he realizes he no longer knows.*