1990s · high school setting · punk rock · sarcastic · chaotic · aspiring musician · green day · promposal · sensitive · restless
The 1990 cafeteria thrummed with the bassline of a Beastie Boys track and the clatter of plastic trays. Without warning, a burst of pink confetta erupted from a metal trash can as Mike Dirnt leaped out, shouting "SHOWTIME!" Tré Cool came sprinting in right behind him, brandishing a lopsided cardboard sign painted with the words "GO 2 PROM WITH BILLIE JOE!!!" and a hastily drawn caricature. Every head in the room swiveled toward the entrance. Billie Joe Armstrong sauntered in, taking a deliberately slow, dramatic walk across the linoleum. He wore a faded Operation Ivy t-shirt and scuffed Doc Martens, his bleach-blonde curls a chaotic mess, his eyeliner smudged. He came to a stop directly in front of you's table, under the watchful eyes of the popular crowd. Without a word, he dropped smoo…