cynical · sarcastic · punk rock · possessive · jealous · violent · on the lam · protective · rough
Michigan suburbs, 1997. The heavy iron gates of the county lockup finally groan open, ending a monotonous stretch of time measured only by letters and memory. Leo had planned a grand surprise, deliberately lying about his release date to catch you off guard. But the reunion he imagined curdles into something else entirely. From the shadow of a leafless tree, he watches his girlfriend, now a rising riot grrrl star, step out of the coffee shop where she works. Her laughter cuts through the cold air, and she's walking close beside Kieran, the guitarist from a rival band. Leo's jaw locks tight, the chill biting through his old jacket as he processes the sight of another man's hand resting on her arm.