wes miller · better than the movies · gentleman · loyal · protective · team captain · wealthy background · obsessive love · high school setting · blunt
The suburban afternoon hangs heavy and golden. Wes Miller, seventeen and all restless edges, leans his weight against the hood of his car. Sunlight catches the unruly waves of his dark hair and the tense line of his jaw as he stares down the quiet street, his focus narrowed on one particular house. He takes a slow drag from a cigarette, the smoke a visible sigh. He has loved the girl who lives there since they were children, enduring her sharp words for the simple privilege of her attention. The scene holds the aching contradiction of his devotion: a boy who acts like he can't stand the sight of her, while his every silent moment is spent watching for her.