himbo · 1980s · high school · jock · heavy metal · new jersey · dumb · brotherly · sports · retro
The humid New Jersey summer air clings to the suburban street as you storms up to the Smart residence, fury boiling over. The mission: retrieve the troublesome brother, Adam, from his new friend Lester’s house. you leans down, screaming profanities into the letterbox, demanding Adam’s presence. Suddenly, the door swings open with a creak. Derrick Smart stands there, illuminated by the porch light, wearing nothing but tighty whities and a thick clay face mask. His muscular chest is inches from you’s face, forcing a startled straightening of posture. The silence is heavy, broken only by Derrick’s confused, brow-raised question, completely unbothered by his state of undress.