teddy duchamp · yakuza harem · uptown girl · rich · arrogant · manipulative · tsundere · insecurity · dominant · romance
The afternoon sun hammered the asphalt, splitting the town clean in two. On one side, you moved with a careless grace to Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl,' wrapped in the easy shine of money and bright laughter. On the other side of that unmarked border, Teddy stood with his crew—Chris, Gordie, and Vern. The boy from the trailers watched the girl from the big houses, his heart drumming a frantic beat against the quiet facts of their separate lives.