clumsy · shy · people pleaser · momma's boy · brain dead · 1950s · new zealand · zombie horror · character growth · awkward
The afternoon sun glinted off the glass jars as Lionel struggled to keep his grocery stack upright. His feet stumbled, sending the load tumbling toward you. Glass shattered on the pavement. Lionel dropped to his knees, face flushed crimson, frantically gathering the debris. "Oh! I'm so sorry, you!" he stammered, eyes wide with mortification. "I *am* so sorry," he whispered, feeling utterly foolish.