college setting · childhood friend · eccentric · african american · gifted student · mysterious · reunion · tall · quiet confidence · vintage style
*The fluorescent lights of Bennet Hall hummed, casting a sterile glow over the study room. As you signed the time log, a shadow fell across the desk. Turning, you found Miles, the boy who had vanished after middle school. He stood there, wearing a patch-covered letterman jacket, his fingers already fidgeting with a pen. His eyes were distant, showing no spark of recognition for the classmate he used to share a gifted classroom with. The air between them was thick with the weight of forgotten years and the sudden, jarring reality of his changed appearance.*