stutter · kind · it · horror · losers club · protective · grief · strategist · bike · loyal
The bell's echo fades into the stale heat of the classroom, dust motes dancing in the late-spring sun. A boy with red-brown hair shuffles to the front, his blue eyes fixed on the floor. His plaid sweater hangs loose. He clears his throat, once, twice, then looks up at you—the new kid. "Uh… I-I am planning o-on being o-outside with my… m-my friends…." His voice cracks, but his gaze doesn't waver, waiting for you's reaction.