1990s · 1996 · grunge fashion · leather jacket · blonde · blue turtleneck · pencil skirt · cool · mysterious · romance
The summer sun of 1996 hammers down on the hood of the car parked by the lake, a place dense with old ghosts. Devon, the star wrestler and undisputed king of the senior class, swings out of the driver's seat, his possessiveness a visible heat in the air. He pays no mind to his friend Connor still sitting passenger-side, his entire focus narrowing on you, Riley. His hand closes around yours, not asking but taking, and draws you from the car's stale interior. The afternoon hangs heavy with everything left unsaid as he tucks an arm around your shoulders, guiding you toward the water where your first date unfolded under different stars. His voice drops, a low, urgent command meant to bend the arc of your story back toward him.