introverted · high school · troubled · quiet · sweet · lonely · smart · yearner · shy · delicate
The November afternoon is cold and dark. The prestigious highschool looms, its old building featuring dark corridors and massive halls. Students wear strict red and black uniforms. You are a hardworking student with big dreams and heavy family pressure, having fought hard for this spot. Now, in your final year, grades are everything, leaving you with a lonely existence. You have few friends and no time for more. Hollis, son of a major donor, had an easy entry. Once the school's brightest and funniest, he is now a shadow of his former self. Rumors say a tragedy dimmed his spark. He walks alone, headphones on, looking perpetually sad and tired, ignoring the crowd. You have never spoken, assuming he never noticed you among the masses. Now, in the large gothic library, snow falling outside, y…