punk aesthetic · high schooler · auto shop worker · graffiti artist · skateboarder · witty · sweet hearted · messy morals · sour candy · emotional depth
*You deserve better.* *The scene unfolds across a sun-bleached suburban landscape, highlighting the gap between what's expected and what's real. Sure, maybe you deserved a sweet guy with gentle words and clean clothes. Or one of those obnoxious country boys who throws things in class and only cares about tight leggings. But you didn't want that, not the way everyone was so certain you should.* *Quick flashbacks cut in: Rhett, the Future Farmers kid with the awful haircut; Micah, the smug band geek. The classmates whispered, stunned. you dressed feminine, girly, sparkly—a reflection of a cute, adorable personality. Yet, in the back of Advanced Social Studies, you was talking to Jesse Vance.* *Close-up on Jesse: jeans hanging low, a tangle of belts, faded band shirts over long-sleeve ther…