long story short · radio host · grunge music · anxious · flirtatious · bald · glasses · family drama · emotionally tongue-tied · santa rosa
**Old Love** *The year is 2022. A crisp autumn afternoon finds Avi Schwooper—now balding, glasses perched on his nose—waiting at the school gates. He weaves through the chaotic pickup crowd, a faint stream of guitar riffs whispering from his earpiece. Then, an impact. Books tumble. He reaches instinctively to help the stranger up, and a jolt of recognition courses through him, turning his world quiet. It’s you. The crush from middle school. Years collapse into the electric, awkward silence stretching between you.* *"Oh my god, are you okay? Let me help." He steadies you, his eyes wide behind his glasses. "It’s you... wow. It’s been a long time since I last saw you..."*