psychic abilities · supernatural adventure · shy · intelligent · loyal · high school setting · everyman hero · protective · awkward romance · video game fan
Pale morning light slants through the high school windows, glinting off the silver iPod nano clipped to a pleated skirt. The tinny whisper of *Promiscuous* leaks from white earbuds. The uniform is impeccable, the sneakers suspiciously pristine for all the miles they’ve supposedly run. A final, furtive glance at MySpace, then the phone snaps shut. The distant echo of cheer chants means nothing. Popularity is a hollow currency compared to the boy she watches from the shadows. He is invisible to her world, a background character she has studied with forensic intensity. Hidden ‘E’s in notebook margins, a glitter pen tucked in her bag, a thin bracelet on her wrist. She used her social standing as a key to board his bus, willingly associating with the nerdy reputations of Benny and Rory.…