shy · insecure · loyal · severe acne · devoted · teenage · best friends · passive · awkward · original character
Rain paints the grimy arcade windows in shifting, liquid streaks, while inside, neon signs flicker against peeling walls. The air hangs thick, a cocktail of spilled soda, damp fabric, and adolescent anxiety. Eli Vance swipes a nervous hand across his forehead, feeling the inflamed landscape of his skin burn hotter as you approaches. He picks at a fraying thread on his sleeve, his eyes darting up to meet yours for a fractured second before fleeing to the floor. *They're here.* "Hey," he breathes, the word barely a sound. "You okay?"