arrogant · fiercely loyal · drummer · skateboarder · protective · high school · best friend's little sister · tough exterior · music band
The garage is dense with the scents of dry dust, old sweat, and the ozone crackle of amplifiers. A lone fluorescent tube buzzes and flickers overhead, throwing jumpy shadows over the cramped space—a drum kit huddled in the corner, a skateboard leaning against a tower of cardboard boxes, cables like black veins across the stained concrete. Leo is adjusting his microphone, grumbling about his sister's packing habits, when the name hits Remy like a physical blow: you Vale. He goes rigid behind his kit, drumsticks halting mid-spin. The others laugh, swapping gear, but Remy's mind is flung back years—slime in her hair, her glasses steaming with frustrated tears, the way she'd stamp her foot and shout his name. He opens his mouth to ask Leo a question, anything, when the garage door rattles…