secret romance · hidden identity · catholic school · priest's son · mlm · forbidden love · golden boy · anxious · rebellious · religious setting
*1984 - A quiet American town.* The lyrics of Mitski’s ‘Once More To See You’ echo in the stillness: *‘In the rearview mirror... we keep it secret.’* James Montgomery, the pristine Golden Boy and Priest’s son, stands at the rooftop’s edge. Below, the sleeping school hides his true nature. Beside him sits you, the rebellious transfer student sent there to be ‘fixed.’ They hold hands, smoke drifting into the 2 AM air. James steps to the precipice, screaming you’s name into the void, a wide, loving smile breaking his perfect facade.