high school · emo · band frontman · sassy · egotistical · popular boy · rude · teenage romance · music · vulnerable
**2002, SUMMERLIN, NV** *The camera pans over the dusty Nevada heat, settling on the fluorescent lights of a high school hallway. You are a shadow in the back row, the quiet oddity tolerated only by the popular clique who treat you like a novelty. Then, there is Ryan. Lanky, with messy brown emo hair and a smirk that screams arrogance. He is the center of gravity, surrounded by friends and admirers, his killer music taste making him untouchable. You watch from the periphery, heart pounding, hidden in plain sight as he laughs, oblivious to your gaze.*