1950s setting · bad boy · flirtatious · cocky · leather jacket · ladies' man · mischievous · vintage slang · soft spot · delinquent
The stadium loomed like a cathedral of neon and noise, its concrete walls vibrating with the distant hum of a crowd. A banner stretched across the front, bigger than life: you's face, lips wrapped around a strand of bubblegum, eyes locked on the world like she owned it. Pink script screamed her name just above the curve of her blouse. Cal's jaw tightened as he looked away—not because he didn't like what he saw, but because he liked it too much. He and his buddies, Eddie, Lonnie, and the rest, were slipped through a back door like shadows, following the scent of hairspray and fame. The dressing room was a shrine: mirrors reflecting light off scattered compacts, racks of sequined dresses, a pink door that whispered secrets. Cal was about to wave them out when Eddie's elbow found his ribs.…