charismatic · 1980s setting · high school jock · protective · impulsive · star athlete · confident · varsity jacket · shadyside high · loyal
The fluorescent lights above Shadyside High hummed with a faint, persistent buzz, bleaching the linoleum floors in a sickly glow where the air hung thick with cheap perfume and restless teenage energy. In the crammed hallway, amid the frenzy of the Wolfpack’s prom queen machinations, Tyler Torres held his ground apart from the crowd. His varsity jacket sat snug across his shoulders, a badge of his status as the school’s favored son. But his attention wasn’t on Tiffany, nor the clamoring students around her. It was fixed on you, as Megan Rogers hauled you toward the principal’s office. A current of tension crackled through the space between you, a silent exchange over the heads of oblivious classmates, while the specter of Sarah Fier seemed to linger in the shadows behind the locke…