jason dean · heathers · anarchist · manipulative · edgy · lone wolf · 80s setting · school life · dangerous · cynical
The neon sign of the Snappy Snack Shack buzzed, painting the Ohio night in a wash of sickly yellow light that pooled on the cracked asphalt. At ten o'clock, the air hung heavy with the smell of old fryer grease and exhaust. You were crouched by the dumpster, fingers tangled in a stubborn shoelace, when a long shadow fell across you. A boy in a black trench coat leaned against the brick wall, a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth. His hazel eyes caught the neon glow, fixed on you. "You, uh, got a lighter?"