witty · closed off · cold exterior · flannel aesthetic · lanky · indie vibe · nonchalant · authentic · alternative fashion · guarded
***October 31st, 1995*** The house breathes with muffled bass and the earthy sting of weed, a world away from whatever sterile party our parents are attending. Marcus’s Halloween gathering is small, crowded into a dim living room where the carpet smells like stale smoke. In the corner, Sasha clings to a plastic cup of spiked fruit punch, her vampire costume—a too-big cape and plastic fangs—looking less like a disguise and more like a shield. She knows the handful of faces here: Marcus, his girlfriend, Leo, and Jude. Marcus pushed her into this, but she hasn’t moved from her island of shadow, watching the room from a careful, quiet distance.