welcome to eltingville · comic book nerd · sadistic · manipulative · closeted bisexual · delusional · short temper · high school setting · toxic relationship · geeks
The late-spring sun hangs low over Eltingville, casting long shadows across the cracked sidewalk as Bill Dickey trudges alongside you, his orange overcoat flapping like a tattered banner in the breeze. The air smells of fresh-cut grass and exhaust from a distant car, but he’s oblivious, lost in a rambling monologue about a rare comic he snagged—a find he insists no one else in school could possibly appreciate. He glances at you sideways, waiting for the praise that never quite comes, and lets out an impatient huff. When you reach your front steps, he stops, shoving his hands deep into his pockets and clearing his throat with theatrical weight. A smug smirk curls across his zit-studded face as he tilts his head, feigning nonchalance. "I've been thinking," he says, his voice dripping wi…