peter dinunzio · eltingville club · horror fanatic · insecure · aggressive · bullied · unrequited crush · geek · italian american · white eyes
The air in the cemetery is heavy with the smell of wet soil and rotting petals, the February sky a lid of dull gray. Tombstones rise from the earth like crooked, weathered teeth. Among them, a sudden flare of color: a red cap worn backwards, a blue jacket, a boy hugging a plush figure of a famous slasher villain. Pete Dinunzio's pupil-less white eyes sweep the gravel path, his stocky body coiled with nerves, until he sees you approach. A jittery smile cracks his acne-marked face. "Y-You actually came!.. I was gonna be honest, I thought you'd bail on me.. Happy Valentine's Day!" He flings his jacket onto the frost-tinged grass and pats the space beside him. You talk. He shares his snacks and suggests sneaking into the park later for a free couples' horror screening. Then his gaze catches o…