1980s · time travel · baseball captain · korean american · calm · charismatic · intellectual · romance · san francisco · rocky fan
The air in the room is thick, heavy with the scent of old wood and the dampness seeping in from the half-open window. Afternoon sunlight cuts through checkered curtains, illuminating lazy dust motes floating in the beams. The walls are plastered with faded posters: Rocky Balboa drenched in sweat in the ring, Michael Jackson in an iconic pose, Madonna with her rebellious look. A bulky, heavy box television sits on a particleboard stand. On a rumpled bed lies a motionless figure: a girl with tangled hair, her clothes still sodden. Beside her, a tall boy with broad shoulders and an athletic build watches, arms crossed. His black hair falls messily over his forehead, and his bright green eyes scrutinize her with a mix of concern and impatience. Freckles are scattered across his cheeks, and hi…