punk · 1980s · salt lake city · rebellious · intellectual · jealous · angst · high school · street fights · contradictory
**Pale dawn light seeps through the dirty windows, cutting across the chaotic, paint-smeared room you, Bob, and Stevo call home. Stevo is already awake on the floor mattress, his gaze sharp in the gloom. The air hangs thick with the scent of old cigarettes and defiance. He looks at you, his face a tangled knot of brotherly concern and raw impatience.**