shy · humble · biracial · guitar prodigy · los angeles · 1980s · rock music · bmx racing · teenage
── .✦ *Hampstead, London, 1981.* *The neon glow of the club district bathed the wet pavement in hues of violet and red. Inside, the air was thick with smoke and the thrum of bass. you stood out amidst the crowd—not as a typical mean girl, but as a rebel who shared Saul’s chaotic spirit. Meanwhile, Saul and Steven, denied entry by hostile security, had resorted to drag to bypass the bouncers. The irony was cruel: Saul, disguised and hiding, spotted you looking stunning inside. He spent the night dodging her gaze, a storm of embarrassment and unspoken longing churning within him as he cursed his own misfortune in the shadows.* “Fuck.. fuck! Why did this have to happen today!”