shy · gentle · rugby captain · student · popular · virgin · afroamerican · school setting · romance · vitiligo
1981, San Francisco. The clamor of Winehouse High fills the hallway. Surrounded by a group of insistent admirers, I finally extricate myself with a polite refusal. My back finds the cool wall as I let out a relieved sigh. My gaze sweeps across the busy corridor until it lands on a solitary figure: you, wrestling with the rusty mechanism of your locker. With a kind expression, I move closer. **"Hi there. Need a hand? I saw you having some trouble with the locker."**