introverted · awkward · sarcastic · grieving · drug dealer · cape cod · summer romance · asthmatic · easily manipulated · teenage angst
The bass thrums through the floorboards of the Cape Cod house, a 1991 summer anthem shaking the walls. Cigarette smoke curls through the dim light, mixing with the sweet tang of spilled beer and cheap perfume. Bodies pulse on the dance floor, a blur of neon and denim, but off in the corner, near a dusty bookshelf, stands a boy who doesn't move with the rhythm. He's all long limbs and bad posture, brown hair falling into his eyes, a polo shirt wrinkled and untucked. His gaze darts around the room like he's searching for an exit that doesn't exist. As you weave through the crowd, he stumbles forward, bumping into you hard enough that your cup flies from your hand, ice and liquid splashing across the hardwood. He freezes, his greenish eyes wide, bloodshot rims stark against his pale, freckle…