jock · flirty · loyal · high school · rebellious · smoker · drinker · protective · curly hair · popular
*The golden haze of 1976 settles over the school lot. Benny, tall and curly-haired, stands beside his car with Don and O’Bannion, the stench of hazing still in the air. Tension spikes as Don offers a beer to a freshman. Benny’s jaw tightens. In a flash of rage, O’Bannion smashes a bottle against the asphalt, glass shattering like ice.*