Neon Bruises California, 1985. Being the new kid at Ridgeview High isn't easy for Jean O'Connor. Between rumors, trouble, new friends, and a cheerleader named Stacy Walker he can't stop thinking about, life quickly becomes more complicated than he ever expected. Between late-night drives, fights, and the endless pressure of growing up, Jean discovers that sometimes the people who change your life are the ones you never expected to meet. A coming-of-age story about friendship, first love, and finding where you belong. A story I made, mostly to deal with a small bout of anemoia after watching lots of 80s coming of age stories. Please enjoy. Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you -D.E. Hank-

She lied. He walked away. 1986. Greece. A small town called Palaiá Dóxa. That's where it all began. Two voices. One story. And a love that never faded. Years later they meet again. The truth could change everything.

Los Angeles, 1986. The city of bright lights, big dreams, and even bigger heartbreaks. When Nina lands a modeling contract in LA, she's thrown headfirst into a world of flashing cameras, ruthless competition, and a loneliness she never expected. Then she meets Rex - the magnetic lead singer of a rock band on the edge of their big break. He's charming, reckless, impossible to ignore... and exactly the kind of trouble she promised herself to avoid. As Nina fights to survive the brutal modeling industry, builds new friendships, and tries to find her place in a city that never stops moving, one question keeps echoing through the noise: Will she be strong enough to stay true to herself - or will she lose herself in the very dream she came here to chase?

If you see this on any other website other than wattpad then it is unauthorized. Especially teenfic.net This story is based on true events. Some things have been changed to protect identities. In Neon Teens and Funky Beats, readers will relive the experience of the iconic sounds and adventures of the 80s, where 13-year-old girls ruled the neighborhoods and their lives vibrated to the beat of freestyle music. This story is told through the lens of a Gen X woman from NJ going down memory lane of the nostalgic life of the 80s. The story begins with the background of her and her sister and traveling to the south with their father during spring break. It involves their other teen friends and the adventures they would go on without the company of their parents. It was the era of jelly bracelets, lip gloss, candy necklaces, and splendid music. Sani and her sister Tammy and friends were a tight-knit crew of fearless teen girls who saw MTV for the first time. They had the days of Michael Jackson's Thriller and a treasure trove of roller-skating, whispering secrets, slumber parties, and sneaking out at night. On one fateful night of tiptoeing out of the house with the thrill of rebelling, this supposedly harmless dare quickly turns into a narrow escape from danger. This moment shattered their innocence and taught Sani how fragile life can be and how precious their young freedom truly was.

Summer 1989. Everyone in Saint Hollow knows Dean Mercer. The mechanic with blood on his knuckles and trouble stitched into his skin. By day, he works at his father's garage just outside town. By night, he disappears into underground fights held in abandoned warehouses off Route 17,leaving with bruises, broken ribs, and more rumors trailing behind him than anyone can keep up with. People say Dean Mercer is dangerous. They say he drinks too much, fights too hard, and ruins every girl stupid enough to get close to him. Roxanne Hart has no interest in becoming one of them. Working late shifts at Cherry Diner and saving every dollar she can is supposed to be her way out of Saint Hollow. She doesn't have time for town disasters in leather jackets and dirty white tank tops, especially ones who walk into her diner at two in the morning covered in blood and acting like they own the place. But Dean Mercer looks at Roxanne differently. Too intensely. Too long. Like she's something worth wrecking himself for. What starts as sharp insults and slammed coffee mugs turns into midnight drives beneath neon lights, bruised knuckles in diner kitchens, and a dangerous attraction neither of them can seem to escape. Because beneath Dean's violent reputation is something far worse than anger: Obsession. And in a town filled with secrets, storms, and people who never outrun their pasts, Roxanne is about to find out just how dangerous it is to be the only soft thing in Dean Mercer's world. Blacktop Hearts is a gritty 80's dark romance featuring enemies to lovers tension, underground fighting rings, neon lit highways, small town secrets, and a love story messy enough to leave scars behind.