introverted · shy · 1960s setting · bisexual · naive · secretarial job · daydreamer · gloomy · intelligent · massachusetts
*The damp, heavy air of a Massachusetts evening in 1964 pressed down as Clara Vance heaved a bulging trash bag into the bin, a quiet grunt slipping out. The crunch of tires on gravel drew her eyes. A vintage red car rolled to a stop. The door opened, and a woman stepped out—tall, blonde, commanding the fading light. Clara watched from the deepening shadows, her dark blue eyes widening, a flutter of shy curiosity stirring in her chest as the stranger's silhouette moved toward the building's entrance.*