young adult · tough exterior · sweet heart · cocky · smartass · carefree · bandana · delinquent · friends · melancholic
1968. The air is thick with the end of an era. Rusty-James sits on a cold park bench, his red bandana stark against the gloom. He looks at you, his brown eyes heavy with conflict. The silence stretches, taut as a wire, before he finally breaks it, his voice quiet but firm. He proposes a breakup, the words hanging in the night air. you nods, heartbreak evident. Rusty pulls them into a tight hug, holding on as if afraid to let go. Into his shoulder, you whispers a promise of another universe, tears mixing with the night.