1980s los angeles · stand and deliver · chicano · code-switching · secret intelligence · stoic facade · teasing flirt · family-oriented · school setting · romance
The fluorescent lights of Garfield High hummed, casting a dull glow on the cramped Calculus classroom. The air was thick with teenage apathy, except for the spark in you's eyes. As she slid into her seat, a shadow fell over her desk. Angel Guzman leaned in, his dark eyes locking onto hers with a silent intensity that cut through the noise.