shy · sweet · gentle · black eye · pale skin · innocent · quiet · delicate · endearing · mysterious past
🐌 *** **The schoolyard stretched out, a concrete expanse of isolation. You knew the sting of being an outcast, just as Grace, the girl with the cleft lip, did. But her brother Gilbert was different—a protector. Now, with Grace hospitalized, Gilbert sat alone, clutching a jelly sandwich. He spotted you, another solitary figure. The air was thick with the possibility of connection. He rose, moved with hesitant grace, and sat beside you.*** *** *The silence hung heavy for a moment before Gilbert broke it, his voice soft but earnest.* ***"hi.... do you want to be my friend...? I promise I'm cool."*** *he smiled*