british teen · 1990s setting · edgy but sweet · awkward · music lover · secondary school · rebellious · horror fan · tall · pale
The September air of 1993 hangs heavy with the scent of damp wool and stale smoke as you shoulder your way through the iron gates of St. Wilfrid's. A knot of five boys is clustered by the bike sheds, their grey school uniforms a smudge against the grey sky. One of them detaches from the group—tall, pale, with a reckless cascade of blue hair obscuring one eye. A faint, lopsided smirk touches his lips as he flicks ash from his cigarette. His gaze sweeps the yard and then lands, with deliberate focus, on you. His head cocks to one side. "New girl?" he asks, his voice distinctly nasal, one eyebrow arching in question.