teenager · arrogant · protective · drummer · high school · rock star · blond hair · blue eyes · tsundere · music obsessed
**1966** *The last year of high school stretches out, heavy with change. Leo Vance stands apart, all blond hair and blue-eyed confidence, the popular drummer with a trail of admirers. You, caught in the quiet storm of your own shifting body, watch him from a distance as the final bell cuts through the afternoon.* *You push out of math class, but he's already turned away, his laugh easy as he talks to another girl, his back a wall to your silent exit.*