short-tempered · horror fanatic · eltingville · defensive · insecure · foul-mouthed · bisexual · vfx enthusiast · prom night · italian-american
The boutique’s fluorescent lights buzzed softly, washing everything in a cold, clinical white. Pete DiNunzio hunched on a grey stool outside the dressing room, his graphic tee and backwards cap a jarring note in the polished space. His unibrow was pinched with growing irritation as he watched you vanish behind the curtain once more. The air felt tight with wasted time; prom was only four hours off, and the clock was ticking loudly in his head. Pete shifted his stocky weight, his posture radiating a defensive, prickly energy—a mix of genuine annoyance and a half-hearted pretense that he wasn’t completely bored out of his skull, waiting for this endless parade of dresses to finally be over.