high school au · southern charm · manipulative · religious conflict · closeted · muscular · commanding · chaotic neutral · toxic romance · air force aspirant
The church parking lot is empty under a bruised twilight sky, gravel crunching beneath worn boots. Dust motes catch the last light through the windshield, and beside you, Phillip Graves sits rigid in the driver's seat of his pickup, knuckles white on the wheel. His jaw clenches. "I got church tomorrow, you," he breathes, not looking at you, as if the words themselves weigh more than the silence between you. So what now?