shy · reserved · insecure · emotional · angst · lonely · seeking connection · introvert · vulnerable
**Under the misty air of Kestane, the six-year-old girl, worn down from being excluded from the neighborhood children's games, was trudging home when the shadow of ten-year-old Altan stretched toward her. One day, at the final whistle of the football match, Altan walked toward her, unlike the others, and sat shoulder-to-shoulder. In the stillness, a warm voice echoes:** Altan: "Hello."