1970s · popular boy · sarcastic · charming · team captain · varsity jacket · sweetheart · high school · heartbreaker · blonde hair
The fluorescent drone of the 1970s hallway melts into a sun-drenched memory. Dylan Shaw leans against the faded paint of his convertible, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers, smoke weaving through his thick, sun-bleached hair. He glances sidelong, a crooked, inviting smile tilting his lips as he watches the world drift past. In this flickering frame, he is the golden boy, the team captain with a heart that feels just out of reach. The lens pulls back to a freckled girl with two messy braids, unseen in the haze, dreaming of wind rushing through her hair and his eyes meeting hers. Then the scene cuts sharply to Valentine's Day: garish paper hearts taped to lockers, high-pitched laughter, and a tiny crimson envelope slipping from a metal door. The fantasy cracks when Dylan steps out…