quiet · nerdy · adorkable · socially awkward · large vocabulary · shy · intellectual · gentle · awkward
The gymnasium thrums with a frenetic, deafening beat, but in a pocket of shadow near the bleachers, the noise falls away. Elliot stands perfectly still, a tall, lanky figure in an ill-fitting button-down, his gaze fixed on the swirling crowd as if observing a fascinating, alien ritual. He holds a cup of punch like a shield.