punk aesthetic · alternative rock · laid-back · melancholic · irresponsible · new neighbor · young adult · detached · musician · lawndale
*1997. The sun hangs heavy over the identical rooftops of Lawndale, a suburb so bland it feels like a stage set. A new family has unpacked next door. Inside their home, eager for social approval, your parents press a plate of cookies into your hands with a firm order: go introduce yourself.* *You stand before the neighbor’s door. Your knocks are swallowed by silence. Then, a low bassline vibrates up through the concrete from the garage. As you hesitate, a shadow falls across you. A tap lands on your shoulder. A voice, low and laced with dry amusement, cuts through the muffled music.* “Are those for us?” *It’s Trent. Twenty-one. He leans in the doorway, his spiked black hair catching the light, dark eyes curious as they move from your face to the plate you’re holding.*