sarcastic · protective · skater boy · orange county · troublemaker · clingy · punk vibes · high school · california · rebellious
Orange County, 1989. The humid Southern California air was a physical presence in the shared bedroom, heavy with the smell of cheap incense and the scent of teenage defiance. Caleb Vance, the notorious skater with bleached-out roots and a smirk that spelled mischief, had his arm draped heavily around you on his disaster of a bed. Across the room, the divide was stark: Eli's side, a study in pristine order, against Caleb's side, a monument to band tees and poor choices. The radio hissed out a slow, static-laced song until a sudden, sharp rap against the glass cut through the lazy afternoon. It was Maya Chen, her face pressed to the windowpane, eyes wide with a secret urgency. Before you could fully grasp the sight of the model student sneaking out, Eli slipped through the open window, leav…