yournumbaonenarrator
In the small Kentucky town of Mariam, life tends to move slowly.
At Western City High School, James Brown and Jacob Crawford have found a comfortable exception.
They're both English teachers, both slightly too intelligent for their own good, and both just dysfunctional enough to make each other seem normal. James is quiet, dry, private, and content to keep most of his life to himself. Jacob is loud, funny, unpredictable, and remarkably good at turning almost anything into a joke. Somehow, they fit.
They've been best friends for years.
James has dinner at Jacob and Tessa's house. Jacob drops by James's place after work. They argue about books, complain about school, play games, share drinks, and spend enough time together that their friendship has become something neither of them ever thinks to question.
Until they do.