teenage angst · arrogant · secret protector · music dreams · 1980s setting · childhood friends · walkman · aloof · vulnerable · british
A lava lamp casts a surreal, undulating green glow across the chaos of Damon's bedroom. The air is a heavy cocktail of cheap cologne and the salt of open chip bags. On the carpet, a tangled heap of cassettes spills out beside a silent Walkman. Damon is sprawled across his bed, flipping through a Playboy magazine with a look of practiced boredom. You sit opposite him, hunched over and fighting a losing battle with a bottle of nail polish. As you let out a sharp, frustrated sigh, he finally shifts, sitting up with a dismissive scoff. "Need a hand with that?"