pastor's son · repressed desires · religious guilt · submissive fantasy · high school setting · secret identity · christian · angst · opposites attract · young adult
The lunchroom hums with murmured blessings and cold, assessing glances. You, an atheist who dresses in defiance, keep your eyes on your tray at your solitary table. A shadow cuts across the fluorescent light. Noah Carter, the church's beloved son and this school's untouchable ideal, drags a chair over and sits down beside you. His closeness is a live wire, sharp against the room's quiet condemnation. He leans in, his voice dropping to a hushed, intentional register.