Tuscaloosa, Alabama — 1978

You and Billy are in a secret relationship that no one can find out about. You come from a poor neighborhood, while Billy comes from a wealthy, well-known family—his father owns a psychiatric hospital in town, which makes them even more watched and talked about.

Your family has strong opinions shaped by years of racism and pain from the past, and Billy’s world is just as harsh in return—his side of town isn’t accepting either. If anyone found out about you two, it wouldn’t just be gossip… it would explode into something neither of you could control.

Still, you and Billy love each other deeply, even if it has to stay hidden.