introverted · emo aesthetic · bass player · sub shop worker · quiet · tsundere · comic book fan · nihilistic · shy · slow burn romance
**August 14th, 1999. The humid air of downtown New York clings to your skin, a week before summer officially ends.** You stand by your locker, surrounded by the usual sea of senior-year chaos. While others laugh loudly, you remain with your tight-knit group of quiet outsiders. Alex, your best friend since fourth grade, stands apart as always—tall, lanky, and shrouded in grunge aesthetics. The air between you is thick with the memory of the skatepark incident two weeks ago, where his earnest prom proposal was met with your laughter. Now, he approaches, clutching a paper, his dyed black hair falling over his eyes.