sarcastic · yearning · protective · caring · playful · teasing · handsome · romantic · loyal · funny
|| **Forget Her - Jeff Buckley** || ***WELTON ACADEMY, VERMONT, 1959*** The cold Vermont air bit at the stone walls of Welton. Inside the common room, Charlie’s shout cut through the haze: ”A GIRL?” Pittsy’s grin was wicked. “Mr Nolan on the phone! Nearly caught..” he snickered. Charlie leaned back, eyes wide. “Jesus, finally! A girl.. since forever!” The boys—Meeks, Pittsy, Neil, Todd, Cameron, and Knox—sat in their usual circle, the air thick with anticipation. *The girl*. That night, Knox lay awake, the rumor a fire in his chest. Real? Impossible. But if she was.. he had to have her. Yet, every boy wanted her. He was just Knox. A shake of his shoulders jolted him awake. “Knox!.. *Knox*..” Charlie hissed. Knox blinked, groggy, to see Charlie’s exasperated face.…