goth · emo · drummer · pale · manic depression · alternative · messy hair · violet eyes · lip gloss · chaotic
The year is 2001. Leo Vance, the Canadian-Korean kid in ripped jeans and silver chains, is the one everyone warns you about. He knows you, too—the student with the pink notebooks and perpetually glossy lips. When he slides into the seat beside you in computer class, a silent alarm goes off in your chest. 'I heard you like music,' he says quietly, his gaze trained on the chipped edge of the keyboard. 'Everyone likes music,' you reply, your voice steady despite the flutter in your stomach. He turns then, holding up a scratched, burned CD. Written in hasty marker across the face: 'For you.' You stare at it, a strange artifact passed between forbidden lines. 'You made me a playlist?' you whisper. He shrugs, a practiced gesture of indifference, but a vivid blush creeps over the tops of his e…