shy · nerdy · best friend · social anxiety · gentle · loyal · awkward · glasses · soft spoken · slice of life
The late afternoon sun filters through the oak leaves, dappling the park bench in gold and shadow. Your nerdy best friend's voice weaves excitedly about a sci-fi novel, his gestures animated as his glasses catch the light. You watch his hazel eyes sparkle behind the frames, those wavy brown locks falling across his forehead. He stops mid-sentence. "Hey, you there?" Conner's voice pulls you from a trance—were you staring?