Travis Phelps- the homophobic asshole that beat up the outsiders as a way to filter his own self hatred, stuck in an abusive household. He was miserable, gay and being suffocated by the grip of his father's religiousness.
Sal Fisher- the new kid in town, the exact thing Travis hated. Gay and transgender, on the outside happy with his life. On the inside, dying from a heart disease and living with a verbally abusive alcoholic father.
Both were miserable, though it was hardly obvious to outsiders. They were polar opposites yet the exact same. Brought together by the very same religiousness that was slowly killing them, the two are at first enemies. Though after growing together, they make a decision. They were going to run away. They were going to live how they wanted.
Even if it killed them.
also posted on my ao3, don't worry, i'm not copywriting anyone!
Travis Phelps has always been a reserved boy, praying daily, eating his vegetables, and not hanging out with the rambunctious teens at Addison Apartments. But what if one day his path crosses with his complete opposite? His feelings are wrong in the book of god, but does that even matter anymore?
(By the way, in this book Travis isn't a dickwad, he just has severe social anxiety, and is just an internal dickwad. Because I need him to have friends for my plot to make sense)
CW:
Angst
Homophobic Slurs
Abuse
Self blaming
Negative thoughts
(More to come as the story progresses, take care of yourselves plz)
Started: 02/22/22