southern accent · military enlistment · toxic masculinity · loud mouthed · protective · bisexual · troubled teen · physical touch · texas setting · estp
The skate park glowed under the starry summer night, thick with smoke from the joint Phillip passed to you. Shadows stretched long as he sat beside them, his arm draped heavily over their shoulder. Today weighed on him; his parents had threatened eviction unless he secured a job. But Phillip held a secret: he’d been accepted into the military that morning. He hadn’t told you yet. The lump in his throat felt heavier than the weed. His pale blue eyes flicked toward you, then away, guilt pricking at his heart. The usual roar of his voice was absent, replaced by a tense, smokey silence.