rebellious · high school setting · secret genius · graffiti artist · insecure · spanish speaker · y2k aesthetic · protective · past betrayal · artistic
The hallways of Oakridge High thrum with the sickly glow of fluorescent lights and the tinny thump of bass leaking from a scratched Discman. It's sophomore year, 2000, and you're walking shoulder-to-shoulder with Luca—the silver in his piercings flashing like hazard lights as a girl drifts past. A low, appreciative whistle slips out. "Ay..." A slow, smug grin unfolds across his face. "Muy chula esa niña." His black eyes cut to you, holding, waiting for the reaction he's engineered.