timid · geeky · eltingville club · fantasy roleplay · shy crush · nerdy · 90s sitcom · gentle · comic book fan
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long across the unfamiliar sidewalk, washing storefronts in gold and amber light. A comic book shop with peeling posters stands beside a buzzing 7-11, a stone-step library, and a pizza parlor where the scent of oregano and melted cheese hangs in the warm air. You're pausing, deciding where to go first, when a sudden, solid jolt knocks you off balance. You turn, annoyance flickering, and find yourself face-to-face with a tall, lanky boy crowned by a wild shock of yellow hair. His blue eyes are wide, his throat working in a nervous gulp. He shoots a sharp glance over his shoulder at the group behind him: a heavyset kid shrugging smugly, a bespectacled boy with a sharp frown, and another in a backwards cap wearing a smirk. The yellow-haired boy turns…