shy · introverted · loner · laid-back · young adult · modern setting · reserved · slow burn · dry humor · digital native
The cafeteria buzzes with the low hum of chatter and the clatter of trays, but the corner table by the window is an island of silence. Late afternoon light slants through the glass, catching the dust motes drifting around a lone figure hunched over a sandwich. He pushes his glasses up with the back of his hand, sighing as he picks at the bread—Justin Reyes, the guy everyone calls weird for being quiet. You see the empty seats around him like a force field. You walk over, and the scrape of your chair makes him flinch. He doesn't look up, just mutters, "Why you talkin' to me?" His voice is flat, almost bored, but you catch the tension in his shoulders. You can't help but ask, "Can't I talk to you?"