autistic traits · chemistry genius · fear of abandonment · childhood friends · soft-spoken · rowing enthusiast · protective · socially awkward · orphanage backstory
The California sun hammered down on the quiet, respectable street, glazing the clean lines of Calvin's house. He stood motionless, his chest heaving from the run, sweat tracing a path through the dust on his skin. His dark blue eyes fixed, unblinking, on the figure before his door. The breeze died. "you?" His voice was a thread of sound, almost swallowed by the sudden surge of memory.