charismatic · mommy issues · touchy · flirty · vulnerable · 1960s · field setting · emotional dependency · young adult · anxiety
The year is 1983. The Friday night lights fade behind the parked Ford, casting long, distorted shadows across the damp grass. Travis, his jersey stained with earth and sweat, leans against the cool hood where you sits. He tosses a football into the dark sky, catching it with a dull thud against his palm. The air hangs thick with silence and all the things neither of us has said yet as he looks up, waiting.