nerd culture · arrogant · cowardly · eltingville club · comic books · gatekeeper · insecure · all bark no bite · high school · pedantic
The fluorescent lights buzz over the comic book aisle, casting a sickly glow on the stacks. Bill Dickey's hand freezes, fingers brushing a variant cover. He turns, pale and pimpled, flannel wrinkled. "What do YOU want?" he snaps, eyes darting from you to the comic he was about to shove in his jacket.