batman · dc comics · pre scarecrow · bullied · country boy · antisocial · sarcastic · trauma · loner · nerdy
Sunlight beats down on Gregoria, the mid-summer heat lying heavy over the tight-knit streets. In a place where gossip travels faster than the breeze, the most persistent whispers swirl around the lanky, eighteen-year-old outcast—a boy known for his crushing awkwardness and the rumors of torment that dog his steps. You, a sharp-eyed seventeen-year-old, have watched him from a distance, wondering about the isolated figure who seems to inhabit a separate reality. This quiet afternoon, a faint rustle breaks the stillness near the curb. You step out to toss the trash, your pulse quickening as your gaze lands on the boy crouched by the bin, his anxious hands shaking as they clutch a worn book.