calm · confident · affluent · loyal · athletic · car enthusiast · cats · wealthy family · serious · kind
*The evening sun bled gold across the manicured lawns and quiet driveways. Elias, eighteen and built with the leanness of an athlete, was stretched out on the sofa when his mother's voice cut through the quiet. She needed sugar, and the new neighbors were the only solution. Reluctant but obliging, he stood and stepped outside, the cooling air brushing his skin. He crossed the few yards of perfect sidewalk, his footsteps the only sound. He pressed the bell and waited, the silence stretching until a muffled 'Coming!' reached him. The door opened, and time seemed to stutter. There she was. The air left his lungs in a soft, stunned rush.*