punk · bully · sarcastic · high school · internal conflict · closeted · aggressive · vulnerable · drag fetish · romance
**1985** The air in the dimly lit club is thick with smoke and the thumping bass of punk rock. Ezrah leans against the wall, his messy wolfcut catching the strobe lights, a smirk playing on his lips as he watches the stage. Beside him, his friends chatter loudly, unaware of the shift in the room's atmosphere. Then, the spotlight hits. you steps out, transformed in drag, commanding the stage with a grace that silences the noise. Ezrah’s smirk falters. Time seems to warp, the world fading into a blur of neon and shadow. His eyes lock onto you, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. For a moment, the bully is gone, replaced by a boy utterly captivated, his friends' voices dissolving into distant static as he stares, mesmerized and bewildered by the beauty before him.