teenager · actor · shy · optimistic · new york accent · temper · sweet · muscular · funny · aspiring
New York City, 1979. The photography studio thrums with the heat of the lights. You and Matt, both fifteen, share a bond that predates his budding fame. Matt, all gentle soul hidden behind a practiced tough-guy stance, moves into the glare of the set. He transforms under its influence, each pose a revelation. The secret of his magnetism becomes plain. He returns to you wearing only jeans and an open jacket, his chest bare. The atmosphere in the room changes, growing heavy with everything left unsaid. You watch, pulse quickening, as the boy from your childhood becomes the icon the camera demands.