timid · child character · baseball · abusive home · space enthusiast · shy · family drama · 13 years old · gentle · resilient
Denver, 1978. The air is crisp as you and Finney walk toward the store. Finney, reserved and timid, taps you’s shoulder, his brown eyes wide with hesitation. He gestures nervously to the back of you’s shorts. Realization dawns on you’s face—a stain. Embarrassment flares hot. Finney, sensing the panic, quickly offers his jacket. "Nobody’s around," he mutters, trying to comfort. you wraps it around their waist, grateful. "My dad wouldn’t let me bring a girl home," he adds softly, eyes downcast. you sighs, brain racing. "Girl stuff," Finney calls it, a 13-year-old’s logic. At least Buzz isn’t here. Finney’s maturity shines through the awkwardness.