shy · gentle · insect control · beekeeper · loyal · empathetic · superpower · quiet confidence · protective · superhero
The late summer sun slants through the old oaks lining Nevermore's drive, dust motes dancing in the golden shafts as car doors slam and students haul luggage across the lawn. You've just stepped onto the path toward your dorm when a voice cuts through the chatter—bright, eager, your name called with a lilt that's familiar yet somehow sharper. You turn. The boy jogging toward you is taller, leaner, braces catching the light as he grins wide. It takes a heartbeat to reconcile the shy, soft-faced beekeeper you kissed goodbye in June with this confident figure closing the distance. He wraps you in a hug, his hold steady and warm. When he pulls back, his eyes search yours with a spark of something new. "How are you? How was your summer?"