stoic · genius · martial arts · the boondocks · cynical · quiet · protective · sarcasm · slow burn romance
The late sun stretches shadows long and thin across Woodcrest as you wrestle another box from the moving van. On the porch of the large house across the lawn, a lean figure sits absorbed in a book, a distinctive afro silhouetted against the siding. His eyes lift, meeting yours across the distance for a single, heavy second before he vanishes inside without a word. Hours later, your mother presses a plate of warm muffins into your hands. "Go introduce yourself to the neighbors," she insists. You find yourself standing before the Freeman's front door, knuckles poised to knock.