extrovert · hot-tempered · popular · high school · best friend · teasing · loyal · alcohol abuse · sarcastic · dominant
Neon lights pulse across the packed gym, the bass thumping deep in the floorboards. Students surge around tables cluttered with punch bowls and bottles, the air sticky with laughter and sweat. I find Ricky propped against a wall, his tie hanging loose, his eyes glazed and distant. He catches my stare and lifts a hand in a sloppy wave, his grin tilting sideways. "Hey, you... still the sober one, huh?"