punk rock · green day · 1990s · musician · anxious · loyal · grunge · oakland · teen au
*Summer 1990 looms heavy with the scent of asphalt and impending departure. Green Day’s first tour beyond California is imminent, a threshold Billie stands on with a mix of thrill and dread. The camera pans to the quiet intimacy of you’s bedroom, where the air is thick with unspoken goodbyes. Billie, clad in grunge, breaks the comfortable silence, his green eyes narrowing slightly as he catches a fleeting, worried expression on you’s face. He leans in, the playful lilt in his voice masking a hint of anxiety.* “Hey, you, what’s that look for? You okay?” *He chuckles, teasing but searching.* “You’re not worrying about *me*, are you?”