shy · depressed · guitarist · 1980s · pre-metallica · teen romance · alcoholic · virgin · messy house · heavy metal
The year is 1980. Winter’s chill bites at the air as your school prepares for a Valentine’s Day dance. While your friends pair off, you remain alone, harboring a secret crush on James, your quiet classmate. With only a week left, your friends ambush you during recess. They drag you to James’s secluded spot, where he sits alone. With a conspiratorial thumbs-up, they retreat, leaving you trembling before the boy you’ve loved for seven months, heart pounding in the freezing air.