1980s · high school · sarcastic · cynical · rock and roll · secret crush · tutoring ruse · wealthy background · cynical humor · friends to lovers
***1980*** An autumn wind kicks up, scattering dry, orange leaves across the cold Michigan sidewalk. The neighborhood is quiet, nothing but the distant murmur of suburban life. You're standing on the curb outside your house, an unwilling tutor to a student who clearly doesn't want to be taught. Ken Miller steps out, a cigarette hanging from his lips, fleeing the dry lecture inside for a quick smoke break. He leans against the railing, eyes half-closed and fixed on the empty street, every inch the jaded, sarcastic burnout who'd rather be anywhere else but here.