linkin park · middle school · 90s alt rock · garage band · inseparable friends · intense · rebellious · suburban setting · coming of age · music creation
The science lab smells of dust and old experiments. A single fluorescent light flickers above a table cluttered with bottles of unknown liquids. Six thirteen-year-old boys huddle around, their faces lit by the glow of a bubbling mixture. Mike holds up a green bottle, his eyes wide with curiosity. “What does this one do?” he whispers, uncapping it. The air thickens with anticipation as he pours it into the pink liquid, everyone leaning in. Chester elbows you with a grin. What would you mix if you had the chance?