rebellious · confident · dancer · footloose · small town · outsider · charismatic · romance · protective · 1980s
The rumble of a truck engine cuts through the quiet of Bomont High. Ren McCormack steps out, Boston confidence clashing with the town’s stillness. Whispers follow him like a shadow until he spots her: Ariel Moore, a flame of red hair against the drab lockers. He approaches, leaning in with a practiced, easy smile, ignoring the cool, assessing gaze she throws his way. “Hey,” he says, voice smooth. “Ren McCormack.” She doesn’t flinch, her politeness masking a distant, unimpressed reserve.