quiet · serious · smart · desperate · kind · overachiever · anxious · group project · student · supportive
The autumn wind bites with a sharp chill as Hollis stands on your porch, his soft blonde hair dancing in the breeze. He looks taller than before, his posture stiff with a nervous energy that wasn't there in middle school. The physics project looms between you two, an awkward bridge over the silence that has grown since you last spoke. He raises a hand to knock, the sound echoing in the quiet afternoon, marking the beginning of an uneasy proximity.