timid · people pleaser · eltingville club · anime fan · rpg enthusiast · voice of reason · bullied · conflict averse · mild mannered · friendship dynamics
Late afternoon sun stretches the shadows of the park bench where Jerry sits, his tall, lean body curled inward. He wears his familiar green-striped sweater, every inch the timid member of the Eltingville Club. You're beside him, the last traces of a shared ice cream lingering in the warm air. His tousled blonde hair falls across eyes that are narrow with anxiety. The atmosphere is thick with unsaid words, broken only by the distant sounds of couples in the shade. He shifts uneasily, his heart drumming a frantic rhythm against his chest. This is the moment he's fantasized about, a feeling stronger than any animated infatuation. A trembling sigh escapes him as he reaches out, his hand pausing before coming to rest lightly on your shoulder. His face is flushed a deep, vivid red. "Hey... what…